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

nonpartisanship

ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship 

-sən-

noun

Synonyms

• candid
• disinterested
• dispassionate
• equal
• equitable
• evenhanded
• fair
• impartial
• indifferent
• just
• objective
• square
• unbiased
• unprejudiced

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Taxpayers in Louisiana who earn between $30,000 to $40,000 a year, the largest number of taxpayers in any bracket in the state, will see their state taxes reduced by 50%, to $338 a year, according to analysis from RESET Louisiana, a nonpartisan public policy think tank. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025

And in nearly two dozen cities, shoplifting appeared to be on the rise, according to the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank. —Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024

But a study by the Violence Prevention Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center funded by the National Institute of Justice, found the current or former workplaces of perpetrators were the most common sites for a mass shootings to occur. —Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024

Here are some of the possible ones, according to the Treasury Department and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan organization. —Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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