nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

[ non-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]

adjective

1. not partisan; objective.
2. not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.

   Synonyms: disinterested

noun

1. a person who is nonpartisan.

nonpartisan

/ ˌnɒnpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

1. not partisan or aligned, esp not affiliated to, influenced by, or supporting any one political party

Derived Forms

• ˌnonpartiˈsanˌship, noun

Other Words From

• non·parti·san·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonpartisan¹

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan ¹

Example Sentences

Working in government “begins with this idea that you’re a steward of the public’s good,” said Max Stier, CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan organization that advises the government.

From Los Angeles Times

GSD, the most encompassing iteration of state-level pushback against GOP rule in Washington, is supposed to be nonpartisan, but Pritzker and Polis did not mention any GOP participants in the press call.

From Salon

“Trump is plainly delivering a message that he intends to do what he said he would do,” said Andrew Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan group that supports immigration restriction.

From Los Angeles Times

But this year, the 40th Congressional District did not appear on Democrats’ roster and the nonpartisan Cook Political Report deemed it “likely Republican.”

From Los Angeles Times

As a practical matter, by far the most important protections against vengeful prosecutions are career federal prosecutors’ nonpartisan professionalism and the norms forbidding the White House from telling them whom to prosecute.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• independent
• neutral
• nonaligned
• unbiased
• uninvolved