nonpolitical

adjective

non·​po·​lit·​i·​cal ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 

: not political: such as

a

: not influenced by or concerned with political considerations or issues

nonpolitical ads

b

: nonpartisan

a nonpolitical commission

nonpolitically

ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

nonpolitically motivated

Examples of nonpolitical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shifts over the first decades of the twenty-first century meant that court races went from being staid, relatively nonpolitical affairs to the loud, sometimes nasty and nakedly political races that voters are growing accustomed to. —Anya Van Wagtendonk, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025

The nonpolitical figures advise military leaders on range of compliance matters including international and humanitarian law, prosecute and defend service members, and offer consul on operations, among other matters. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025

Multitudes of nonpolitical public servants, normally left in place when new presidents come in, are out. —Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025

Eurovision bosses have long believed their event to be nonpolitical, but in recent years the competition is more sharply reflecting geopolitical opinion across Europe. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonpolitical

• analytical
• apolitical
• diacritical
• hypercritical
• hypocritical
• parasitical
• supercritical
• critical
• geopolitical
• levitical
• noncritical
• political