Nonpartisan
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 One who is not a partisan.
- 2 a person who is nonpartisan wordnet
- 3 A person who has not selected or declared a side or party.
"“The first thing is that nonpartisans as a group are occasional voters,” Mr. DiCamillo said. “They are not as engaged in politics. They view the parties as being too partisan and migrated to nonpartisan.”"
- 1 Not partisan; impartial and unbiased. not-comparable
"This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. It's time he chose the hard right over the easy wrong answer. (For Bush, it would be an opportunity to demonstrate nonpartisan compassion on a grand scale.)"
- 1 free from party affiliation or bias wordnet
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More examples"This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. It's time he chose the hard right over the easy wrong answer. (For Bush, it would be an opportunity to demonstrate nonpartisan compassion on a grand scale.)"
Etymology
From non- + partisan.
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