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

Sean McMorris, transparency, ethics and accountability program manager with California Common Cause, a nonpartisan government watchdog, said in an email Friday that heavy reliance on outside vendors can increase the risk of fraud or mismanagement if oversight is weak. —Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026

Crunching these numbers, the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reckons that the budget and its economic assumptions imply public debt rising to 103% of gross domestic product in 2029 before falling to 94% in 2036. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan think tank, has advocated for something similar, recently proposing a plan that would allow the government to nimbly navigate its stressed budget the next time the economy enters a downturn. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026

Finance reports for Maldonado and Huang, the two Republican candidates, and Chenault, a nonpartisan candidate, were not publicly available by Friday on the FEC’s online database. —Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

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