Syn: nonpartizan.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. not affiliated with any one party; as, a nonpartisan commission to study crime. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nonpartisan — I adjective autonomous, broadminded, detached, disengaged, equitable, evenhanded, fair, fair minded, impartial, independent, judicious, latitudinarian, moderate, neutral, nonaligned, objective, self determined, self directing, self governing,… … Law dictionary
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nonpartisan — [nän΄pärt′ə zən] adj. 1. not partisan; esp., not controlled or influenced by, or supporting, any single political party 2. designating or having to do with an election in which candidates are not officially identified by party nonpartisanship n … English World dictionary
Nonpartisan — This article is about the political science term. For the United States tax and election law designation, see Nonpartisan (American organizations). In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which… … Wikipedia
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nonpartisan — nonpartisanship, n. /non pahr teuh zeuhn/, adj. 1. not partisan; objective. 2. not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like. n. 3. a person who is nonpartisan. Also, nonpartizan. [1880 85; NON + PARTISAN] … Universalium
nonpartisan — non•par•ti•san or non•par•ti•zan [[t]nɒnˈpɑr tə zən[/t]] adj. 1) gov not partisan; objective 2) gov not supporting, controlled by, or affiliated with any of the established political parties 3) gov a person who is nonpartisan • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
nonpartisan — I noun a person who is nonpartisan • Syn: ↑nonpartizan • Ant: ↑partisan • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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