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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Around 13 million people across the 18 states will see changes to their benefits in 2026, according to data from the budget and policy center, a nonpartisan research institute.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 62% of SNAP participants are in families with children, while roughly 37% are in households with older adults or people with disabilities, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan think tank.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Zia’s government lasted only 12 days before a nonpartisan caretaker government was installed and the new election was held that June.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Higgins, a former Miami-Dade commissioner and a Democrat in a nonpartisan post, made the announcement in a memo released Monday, her first big decision as mayor and one of her new position’s top levers of administrative power.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 62% of SNAP participants are in families with children, while roughly 37% are in households with older adults or people with disabilities, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan think tank.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Zia’s government lasted only 12 days before a nonpartisan caretaker government was installed and the new election was held that June.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Higgins, a former Miami-Dade commissioner and a Democrat in a nonpartisan post, made the announcement in a memo released Monday, her first big decision as mayor and one of her new position’s top levers of administrative power.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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