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nonpartisanship

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non⋅par⋅ti⋅san

[non-pahr-tuh-zuhn]
–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


non⋅par⋅ti⋅san⋅ship, noun


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.
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