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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The law is projected to cut $1 trillion mostly from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance plans and eliminate insurance coverage for 11.8 million people over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Republicans have insisted that the state is still in play with Durbin’s retirement, though the seat is rated solid Democrat by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
The tariffs are expected to cost U.S. households an average $2,400 in 2025, the nonpartisan research center said.
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According to the Yale Budget Lab, a nonpartisan think tank, the average effective tariff rate will stand at about 18%.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Republicans have insisted that the state is still in play with Durbin’s retirement, though the seat is rated solid Democrat by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
The tariffs are expected to cost U.S. households an average $2,400 in 2025, the nonpartisan research center said.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
According to the Yale Budget Lab, a nonpartisan think tank, the average effective tariff rate will stand at about 18%.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 Aug. 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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