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 lawsuit was filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small U.S. businesses that import goods from countries targeted by the tariffs.
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Dietrich Knauth, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office wrote in a letter that the committee recommendations would reach its goal of reducing deficits by $880 million over the 2025-2034 period, estimating the legislation would strip 8.6 million people of their health insurance by 2034.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The biggest beneficiaries of the Republican plan would be middle- and higher-income families, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
The nonpartisan agency is largely known as the think tank of Capitol Hill and provides analyses meant to help lawmakers in the legislative process.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Dietrich Knauth, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office wrote in a letter that the committee recommendations would reach its goal of reducing deficits by $880 million over the 2025-2034 period, estimating the legislation would strip 8.6 million people of their health insurance by 2034.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The biggest beneficiaries of the Republican plan would be middle- and higher-income families, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
The nonpartisan agency is largely known as the think tank of Capitol Hill and provides analyses meant to help lawmakers in the legislative process.
—Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 20 May. 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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