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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Preliminary estimates from the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis anticipate more than $1 billion in black ink both this fiscal year and next.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Org's Empathy Network, a nonpartisan group that advocates for criminal justice reform across the nation.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
About 40 million people now receive SNAP payments, but 3 million of them will lose their nutrition assistance completely, and millions more will see their benefits reduced, according to an analysis of an earlier version of the bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—Renuka Rayasam, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Preliminary estimates from the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis anticipate more than $1 billion in black ink both this fiscal year and next.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 July 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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