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

nonpartisanship

ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship 

-sən-

noun

Synonyms of nonpartisan

• impartial
• equitable
• equal

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Prop 50 is a constitutional amendment pushed by Newsom that, if passed, would allow the state to temporarily stop using a nonpartisan commission and use lines drawn by its Democratic state lawmakers, possibly increasing their party's chances of winning more seats in Congress. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

To do so, state lawmakers must vote to create an appropriation to direct state funds to the program, or expand an existing appropriation, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. —Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025

The race is officially nonpartisan, but Pureval is a Democrat and Bowman is a Republican. —CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

This also applies to people working for nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations. —Jennifer L. Steele, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonpartisan

• bipartisan
• artisan
• partisan

Kids Definition

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