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nonpartisan — onpartisan adj. 1. free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of {partisan}. [Narrower terms: {bipartisan, bipartizan, two party, two way}; {independent ] [Narrower terms: {nonparty, non party ] Syn: nonpartizan. [WordNet 1.5] 2. not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
nonpartisan — [adj] impartial; not political detached, equitable, fair, free wheeling*, independent, indifferent, just, middle of theroad*, neutral, nonaligned, nondiscriminatory, objective, on one’s own*, on the fence*, playing it cool*, unaffected,… … New thesaurus
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
nonpartisan — adjective Date: 1885 not partisan; especially free from party affiliation, bias, or designation < nonpartisan ballot > < a nonpartisan board > • nonpartisanship noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
Nonpartisan League — For the adjective used to describe various United States organizations and elections, see nonpartisan. The Nonpartisan League (NPL) was a political organization founded in 1915 in the United States by former Socialist Party organizer A. C.… … Wikipedia
Nonpartisan blanket primary — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner … Wikipedia
