nonpolitical
adjective
non·po·lit·i·cal
ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
: not political: such as
a
: not influenced by or concerned with political considerations or issues
nonpolitical ads
b
: nonpartisan
a nonpolitical commission
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The Club was founded in 1836 as a political center for the Whigs and Radicals and later became a nonpolitical meeting place boasting Italian Renaissance architecture and a robust art collection.
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Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Videos of Pretti’s killing were inescapable on TV and social media, and the story broke through to nonpolitical media—drawing reactions from the likes of Charles Barkley and Bill Simmons—in ways that the fatal shooting of Renee Good on January 7 did not.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
But the Washington lobbying firm did not have to register with the government as a foreign agent because of an exemption for representing a nonpolitical, commercial client.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Its work is largely nonpolitical, but the board is now analyzing core curriculum and fielding public complaints related to DEI or governance violations under higher education’s newest reform law, Senate Bill 37.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Videos of Pretti’s killing were inescapable on TV and social media, and the story broke through to nonpolitical media—drawing reactions from the likes of Charles Barkley and Bill Simmons—in ways that the fatal shooting of Renee Good on January 7 did not.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
But the Washington lobbying firm did not have to register with the government as a foreign agent because of an exemption for representing a nonpolitical, commercial client.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Its work is largely nonpolitical, but the board is now analyzing core curriculum and fielding public complaints related to DEI or governance violations under higher education’s newest reform law, Senate Bill 37.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Nonpolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpolitical. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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