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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Those changes, however, are expected to cause 7.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance over the next 10 years, according to initial estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Framing judges as enemies of democracy or as obstacles to the people’s will departs sharply from the traditional view – held across political lines – that the judiciary is an essential, nonpartisan part of the American constitutional system.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
By creating new barriers to Medicaid coverage through the introduction of work requirements, as well as increasing premiums under the Affordable Care Act, the CBO and other nonpartisan organizations estimate up to 14 million Americans could lose their insurance coverage.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The Government Accountability Office is a nonpartisan arm of Congress with a vast remit, including the responsibility to monitor the nation’s spending.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Framing judges as enemies of democracy or as obstacles to the people’s will departs sharply from the traditional view – held across political lines – that the judiciary is an essential, nonpartisan part of the American constitutional system.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
By creating new barriers to Medicaid coverage through the introduction of work requirements, as well as increasing premiums under the Affordable Care Act, the CBO and other nonpartisan organizations estimate up to 14 million Americans could lose their insurance coverage.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The Government Accountability Office is a nonpartisan arm of Congress with a vast remit, including the responsibility to monitor the nation’s spending.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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