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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As Congress became increasingly partisan after his departure, Packwood continued to advocate a centrist tack and in his 2010 City Club speech called for Oregon to create nonpartisan elections.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Historically, California voters have tended to be highly receptive to school bond measures, said Julian Lafortune, a senior fellow at the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank Public Policy Institute of California.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
But many local offices are officially nonpartisan.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
In March of this year, it was revealed that, in 2025, the contractors for the nonpartisan A250 Commission had been fired and replaced by this MAGA team.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Historically, California voters have tended to be highly receptive to school bond measures, said Julian Lafortune, a senior fellow at the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank Public Policy Institute of California.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
But many local offices are officially nonpartisan.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
In March of this year, it was revealed that, in 2025, the contractors for the nonpartisan A250 Commission had been fired and replaced by this MAGA team.
—Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 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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