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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Its failure to assess the troubling big picture drew a poor review from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Races for the court are officially nonpartisan, but support for candidates breaks down mostly along partisan lines.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Landon said the incident contradicted her opponent’s messaging in the nonpartisan campaign in the June election.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Races for the court are officially nonpartisan, but support for candidates breaks down mostly along partisan lines.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Landon said the incident contradicted her opponent’s messaging in the nonpartisan campaign in the June election.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 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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