SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
nonpartisan
adjective
Not aligned with or favoring a political party.
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Without party alignment
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Usage distinction
Return to topNonpartisan specifically concerns political parties; it does not guarantee that a person has no other interests or opinions.
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See nonpartisan in use
A nonpartisan group organized the public candidate forum.
A fictional civic association planned a nonpartisan candidate forum that would not endorse or favor a political party.
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