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Definition of non-partisan adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

non-partisan

adjective
 
/ˌnɒn ˈpɑːtɪzæn/,
 
/ˌnɒn pɑːtɪˈzæn/
 
/ˌnɑːn ˈpɑːrtəzn/
[usually before noun]
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  1. not supporting the ideas of one particular political party or group of people strongly
    • It's almost impossible here for anyone to be tried by a non-partisan judge.
    • Our work has always been non-violent and non-partisan.
    • The defendant claimed to be strictly non-partisan.
    opposite partisanTopics Politicsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNon-partisan is used with these nouns:
    • election
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