nonpartisan
adjective
non·par·ti·san
ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən 
-sən
: not partisan
especially
: free from party affiliation, bias, or designation
nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan board
Examples of nonpartisan in a Sentence
It's a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving our national parks.
made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The nonpartisan debate platform Open to Debate has a new CEO, Lia Matthow; Clea Conner stepped down.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
This story was produced andoriginally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The head-turning programming changes follow a tumultuous year for the Kennedy Center that has included declining ticket sales and broadcast ratings in the face of the politicization of the historically nonpartisan venue celebrating the arts.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
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nonpartisan
adjective
non·par·ti·san
(ˈ)nän-ˈpärt-ə-zən
-sən
: not partisan
especially
: free from party ties, bias, or designation
a nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan committee
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