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as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
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as in neutral
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
nonpartisan observers who were there to ensure a fair election
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Recent Examples of nonpartisan
California scrapped a nonpartisan redistricting commission that had been a national model to add five Democratic seats.
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
However, the state superintendent is a nonpartisan race, and party affiliations won’t be listed on the ballot.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is city council, this is nonpartisan.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Sacramento County is represented by five supervisors, a nonpartisan role that includes all cities, as well as the county’s unincorporated areas.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
However, the state superintendent is a nonpartisan race, and party affiliations won’t be listed on the ballot.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This is city council, this is nonpartisan.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Sacramento County is represented by five supervisors, a nonpartisan role that includes all cities, as well as the county’s unincorporated areas.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpartisan
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But by state law, the board is not an impartial player.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The attorneys argued that allowing such visual displays of the victims in the courtroom could potentially challenge the court’s ability to choose an impartial jury for the trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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As for footwear, Queen Maxima opted for a pair of tan leather pointed toe pumps for a neutral addition to her springtime apparel, courtesy of Gianvito Rossi.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Policies need to be fair, equitable and mindful of the real impact on all Californians.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Jordan’s successful antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, which was settled in December ‘25, changed the sport and should allow for a more equitable model for owners, and more money.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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Yet this didn’t leave the warring empires on equal footing.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Challenges outside the operating room Not every person with advanced disease has an equal shot at a new organ, and not everyone in America has an equal likelihood of needing one.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpartisan. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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