nonpartisan

1 marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned Synonyms candid, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, fair, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudicedRelated Words frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward; balanced, rational, reasonableNear Antonyms deceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable; jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic; colored, distorted, warpedAntonyms biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

2 not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war nonpartisan observers who were there to ensure a fair election Synonyms neutralRelated Words nonaligned; hands-off, noninterventionist; autonomous, independent, sovereign (also sovran), unaffiliated; nonbelligerent; individualistic; disinterested, evenhanded, fair, impartial, indifferent, unbiased, uninfluenced, unprejudiced; bipartisanNear Antonyms biased, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unfair; affiliated, associated, federated; belligerentAntonyms allied, confederate