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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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu won the Boston nonpartisan mayoral primary with majority support, advancing to face New England Patriots heir Josh Kraft in the general election.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The two candidates fended off relatively minor opposition to advance from the nonpartisan blanket primary, in which the two top-performing candidates move on to compete in the general election.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan organization that defends First Amendment rights across the political spectrum, and survey company College Pulse rank the campus speech environment of 257 public and private universities each year.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that budget bill will lead to nearly 12 million Americans losing health insurance coverage over the next 10 years.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The two candidates fended off relatively minor opposition to advance from the nonpartisan blanket primary, in which the two top-performing candidates move on to compete in the general election.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan organization that defends First Amendment rights across the political spectrum, and survey company College Pulse rank the campus speech environment of 257 public and private universities each year.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that budget bill will lead to nearly 12 million Americans losing health insurance coverage over the next 10 years.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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