nonpartisan

adjective

non·​par·​ti·​san ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən How to pronounce nonpartisan (audio)
-sən
Synonyms of nonpartisan
: not partisan
especially : free from party affiliation, bias, or designation
nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan board
nonpartisanship
ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship How to pronounce nonpartisan (audio)
-sən-
noun

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It's a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving our national parks. made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
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As nonpartisan members of the congressional staff, most parliamentarians serve across administrations and Congresses, but occasionally they have been replaced in the Senate when a new party takes over the leadership. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 The Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a nonpartisan state agency, has estimated that these tax breaks will cost Wisconsin more than two billion dollars in lost revenue. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates 69 House races and 10 Senate races as competitive on some level, with the rest considered solid Republican or Democratic seats. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Blair, the former chair of the Gwinnett County School Board, had finished second to Scott out of the five candidates during the July 28 nonpartisan special election. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonpartisan

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First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonpartisan was in 1843

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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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nonpartisan

adjective
non·​par·​ti·​san (ˈ)nän-ˈpärt-ə-zən How to pronounce nonpartisan (audio)
-sən
: not partisan
especially : free from party ties, bias, or designation
a nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan committee
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