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
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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 timing of the bill’s passage, just after Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 election, led to accusations from House Democrats like Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) that their GOP colleagues had reneged on promises to pass the bill in a nonpartisan manner.
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
As for its cost to the federal government, eliminating both income and payroll taxation on tips would reduce federal revenue by $150 billion to $250 billion over the next decade, according to nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Should Willis' disqualification stand, jurisdiction over the Trump case will shift to a nonpartisan state agency, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, known as PAC, which must decide whom to assign it to next.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
David Williams, the president of the nonpartisan Taxpayer Protection Alliance, called for Baltimore City to cut off funding for BCYF after learning about the grants to Let’s Thrive Baltimore.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
As for its cost to the federal government, eliminating both income and payroll taxation on tips would reduce federal revenue by $150 billion to $250 billion over the next decade, according to nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Should Willis' disqualification stand, jurisdiction over the Trump case will shift to a nonpartisan state agency, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, known as PAC, which must decide whom to assign it to next.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
David Williams, the president of the nonpartisan Taxpayer Protection Alliance, called for Baltimore City to cut off funding for BCYF after learning about the grants to Let’s Thrive Baltimore.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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