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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That’s not true, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Though the race is nonpartisan, the city and district are mostly Democratic.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Previously, nonpartisan parks groups had urged the government to shutdown parks in the event of a government shutdown, to reduce the risk of damaging parks.
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The Hatch Act is a 1939 law which prohibits political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Though the race is nonpartisan, the city and district are mostly Democratic.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Previously, nonpartisan parks groups had urged the government to shutdown parks in the event of a government shutdown, to reduce the risk of damaging parks.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The Hatch Act is a 1939 law which prohibits political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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