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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Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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Spring elections are for nonpartisan offices, and fall elections are for partisan ones.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
If lawmakers don't follow through, the average recipient would see premiums for their insurance plan more than double in 2026, according to KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Spring elections are for nonpartisan offices, and fall elections are for partisan ones.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
If that happens, the average recipient would see premiums for their insurance plan more than double in 2026, according to KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
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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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