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as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
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as in neutral
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
nonpartisan observers who were there to ensure a fair election
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Recent Examples of nonpartisan
Armstrong reported the directive explicitly classifies the approval of municipal ordinances as nonpartisan political activity — a category the directive does not prohibit military members from engaging in.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Board of Supervisors is nonpartisan, but Democrats hold a large registration advantage in District 2 with 46% of voters, compared to nearly 24% each for Republicans and those not affiliated with a party, according to data from the OC Registrar of Voters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
District 8 is still overwhelmingly Democrat, but has been diluted from a plus-50 Democratic district to plus-37, with the removal of Martinez and Antioch, according to the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The mayoral election, which is nonpartisan, will take place on June 2.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Board of Supervisors is nonpartisan, but Democrats hold a large registration advantage in District 2 with 46% of voters, compared to nearly 24% each for Republicans and those not affiliated with a party, according to data from the OC Registrar of Voters.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
District 8 is still overwhelmingly Democrat, but has been diluted from a plus-50 Democratic district to plus-37, with the removal of Martinez and Antioch, according to the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The mayoral election, which is nonpartisan, will take place on June 2.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpartisan
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Soon, Dartmouth College will confer an honorary doctorate on Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, an outspoken and ideologically impartial defender of free speech and academic freedom.—
Robert P. George,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
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Credited to John Stuart Mill, utilitarian ethics makes impartial decisions based on which act would produce the least harmful consequences, benefiting the greater number of people, or serving the greatest overall good.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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As for footwear, Queen Maxima opted for a pair of tan leather pointed toe pumps for a neutral addition to her springtime apparel, courtesy of Gianvito Rossi.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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The county must take a proactive and equitable approach to housing.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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What is your approach to reducing violent crime while ensuring fair and equitable policing in diverse communities?—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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At this gleefully un-sleek restaurant styled as a Korean blue-collar cabby spot, the menu has almost no choices and not all the banchan are created equal.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The results reveal jets carrying energy equal to around 10,000 suns while moving at nearly half the speed of light, offering one of the clearest views yet of how black holes pump energy back into the universe.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpartisan. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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