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nonpartisan

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non⋅par⋅ti⋅san

  [non-pahr-tuh-zuhn]
Use nonpartisan in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not partisan; objective.
2. not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
–noun
3. a person who is nonpartisan.
Also, non⋅par⋅ti⋅zan.

Origin:
1880–85; non- + partisan

Related forms:
non⋅par⋅ti⋅san⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
2. uninvolved, disinterested, unimplicated.
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non·par·ti·san   (nŏn-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən)   
adj.  Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions.
non·par'ti·san n., non·par'ti·san·ship' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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