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
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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
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Wong is a co-founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs, which has had a hand in crafting legislation and directing funding to benefit the AAPI community.
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Sabrina Bodon, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Based on their designation as charities that don’t have to pay income or property taxes, U.S. nonprofit hospitals received a total estimated tax exemption of $28 billion in 2020, according to KFF, a nonpartisan research organization.
—Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Edmonston’s bill is one of dozens this session that aim to relax vaccine requirements, according to a database maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures, a nonpartisan research organization that serves lawmakers and their staffs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
The federal code of judicial ethics does not universally prohibit judges from involvement in nonpartisan or religious activity off the bench.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Sabrina Bodon, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Based on their designation as charities that don’t have to pay income or property taxes, U.S. nonprofit hospitals received a total estimated tax exemption of $28 billion in 2020, according to KFF, a nonpartisan research organization.
—Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Edmonston’s bill is one of dozens this session that aim to relax vaccine requirements, according to a database maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures, a nonpartisan research organization that serves lawmakers and their staffs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
The federal code of judicial ethics does not universally prohibit judges from involvement in nonpartisan or religious activity off the bench.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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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
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