nonpolitical

adjective

non·​po·​lit·​i·​cal ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl How to pronounce nonpolitical (audio)
: not political: such as
a
: not influenced by or concerned with political considerations or issues
nonpolitical ads
b
: nonpartisan
a nonpolitical commission
nonpolitically adverb
nonpolitically motivated

Examples of nonpolitical in a Sentence

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Unlike some other Chicago billionaires, he was known as agreeable, easygoing, and nonpolitical. Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024 Part of the issue for Democrats is that the most popular content on the internet is either entirely nonpolitical (consider Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, which only briefly stepped into politics for its Kamala Harris interview) or is right-leaning and geared toward men. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Back then, the idea was to use nonpolitical media to change perceptions set by newspapers or the nightly news. Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 By misusing Section 311, the Trump administration is undermining a valuable and nonpolitical instrument of U.S. security. Omar S. Bashir, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2017 See all Example Sentences for nonpolitical 

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonpolitical was in 1841

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“Nonpolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpolitical. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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