Nonpartisan Meaning
/nɑˈnpɑrtəzən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot partisan; impartial and unbiased.
nounOne who is not a partisan.
Sentence Examples
The nonpartisan committee made unbiased decisions.
She sought nonpartisan advice on the issue.
The organization provides nonpartisan information about the elections.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The group is ____, so it never supports any single political party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee is strictly ____ and does not favor any specific political organization.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English non- English partisan English nonpartisan From non- + partisan.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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.)"
— 2000 August 24, William Safire, “Essay; Pardon Me, But . . .”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2018:
"“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.”"
— 2008 January 29, Jennifer Steinhauer, “California’s Unaffiliated Voters Are Sometimes Unreachable”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2018:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The group is ____, so it never supports any single political party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee is strictly ____ and does not favor any specific political organization.