non-partisanadj.n.
/ˌnɒnpɑːtᵻˈzan/, /ˌnɒnˈpɑːtᵻz(ə)n/, U.S. /nɑnˈpɑrdəz(ə)n/ A. adj.
Not partisan (frequently in political contexts).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] > taking neutral stance
neuter1494
neutral1494
neuter1525
indifferenta1538
neuterlike1556
neutralizing1602
neutralist1648
colourless1793
achromatic1799
uncommitted1814
(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1828
non-committal1829
non-partisan1843
whitey-brown1892
middle of the road1894
neutralistic1914
value-free1916
value-neutral1929
middle road1951
non-aligned1954
unaligned1961
1843 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 7 Sept. 1/5 We trust that more beneficient legislation of a non-partisan character wii be consummated than could be under different auspices.
1883 Harper's Mag. July 324/2 Diogenes..was informed that they were looking for an honest man to run for Chief Magistrate of the city on a non-partisan ticket.
1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Feb. 95/4 Critical, non-partisan, and bright in style, this book is a veritable compendium of the theories, claims, and actual achievements of psychology.
1993 Sci. Amer. Feb. 88/1 It examines the achievements from a thoroughly humane viewpoint and never ceases to be nonpartisan.
2000 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. g7/5 SpeakOut.com, a nonpartisan site designed to increase political activism.
B. n.
A person who or group of people which is not partisan.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > absence of definite stance > person characterized by
neutralc1449
indifferent1556
neuter1556
neutralist1623
neutralizer1628
interpendent1647
lie-by1675
fence-man1828
straddler1863
non-partisan1868
fence-sitter1905
1868 Ess. on Polit. Org. (Union League of Philadelphia) 94 Neglect of duty on the part of those who claim to be independent non-partisans.
1888 Voice 9 Feb. The non-partisans have for some time been making Mr. Johnson's position very uncomfortable for him.
1933 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 19 601 His analysis..shows, as nonpartisans have long admitted, that the great majority of the Roosevelt claimants had no title whatever to seats.
1989 E. Innes & L. Southwick-Trask Financial Post vii. 137 They needed a non-partisan to chair the meeting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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