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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
California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that the state will face an $18 billion budget deficit next fiscal year, which begins July 1, and expects the structural deficits to grow to $35 billion annually by the following year.
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Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the five-member governing body is nonpartisan, Chaffee was the first Democrat in 12 years to hold a seat.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The city, town and village elections technically are nonpartisan.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Sara Albrecht is a Chicago resident and chair of the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest law firm.
—Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the five-member governing body is nonpartisan, Chaffee was the first Democrat in 12 years to hold a seat.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The city, town and village elections technically are nonpartisan.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Sara Albrecht is a Chicago resident and chair of the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest law firm.
—Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpartisan
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Attorneys for Tyler Robinson continued arguing their motion to keep certain evidence out of the public’s view, citing the potential inability to select an impartial jury in the high-profile case.—
Adriana James-Rodil , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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That perception alone can erode trust in institutions that depend on impartial judgment.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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The measure renames the cap-and-trade program cap-and-invest and extends it 15 years from 2030, the current expiration date, coinciding with the state’s declared intention to make California carbon neutral by 2045.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Any suggestion of a cohesive, equitable tax policy in Florida has been shredded by petty partisanship, deceitful tactics and fake populism.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The housing crisis has also put pressure on speeding up more development, even though studies have argued that no evidence exists that such moves make housing more equitable.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Please reread the Constitution and brush up on the section about co-equal branches of government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sticking to a cotton-candy sky color palette (think blush, baby blue, and hints of lavender), the look feels equal parts playful and polished.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpartisan. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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