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nonpartisan

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disinterested, unpartisan, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is not a partisan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who has not selected or declared a side or party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

free from party affiliation or bias

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonpartizan

Antonyms: partisan

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person who is nonpartisan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonpartizan

Antonyms: partisan

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

From non- + partisan.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: apartidista — Translations
  • German: überparteilich — Translations
  • Polish: bezpartyjny — Translations
  • Spanish: apartidista — Translations
  • Polish: bezpartyjny — Translations
  • Polish: bezpartyjna — Translations