Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of
partisan . - adjective not affiliated with any one party.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
partisan ;impartial andunbiased - noun One who is not a
partisan . - noun A person who has not selected or declared a side or party.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is nonpartisan
- adjective free from party affiliation or bias
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Examples
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Take NoLabels.org, a high-profile national organization that is trying to organize around what it calls a nonpartisan agenda.
CNN.com 2011
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Federal employees and political appointees may vote, run for office in nonpartisan elections, participate in voter registration drives, attend political rallies, give political speeches, attend political conventions or hold office in political clubs, according to the law.
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The Patriots wanted to remain nonpartisan and issues-based, never endorsing specific candidates.
Birth of a Movement Douglas A. Blackmon 2010
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While I agree that "movie" blogs should remain nonpartisan, everyone's entitled to their own opinion whether we like it or not.
Oliver Stone's Bush Biopic Hitting Theaters Pre-Election! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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This was a primary election, to choose party candidates and narrow the field in nonpartisan offices.
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Among these women, 36 are Democrats, 41 are Republicans, and 3 were elected in nonpartisan races.
The Women, the War Hero and the Self-Made Man | PopPolitics.com 2004
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Among these women, 36 are Democrats, 41 are Republicans, and 3 were elected in nonpartisan races.
The Women, the War Hero and the Self-Made Man | PopPolitics.com 2004
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I prefer an indictment sooner rather than later but my point is that the window in which Fitzgerald can act and for his actions to be seen as essentially nonpartisan is short and closing.
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Among these women, 36 are Democrats, 41 are Republicans, and 3 were elected in nonpartisan races.
Print - The Women, the War Hero and the Self-Made Man | PopPolitics.com 2004
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Now look at the list of journalists and pundits called nonpartisan and left of center:
Hullabaloo 2004
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