Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpartisan

/nɑnpˈɑɹtəzən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: non-par-ti-san
IPA: /nɑnpˈɑɹtəzən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

noun

One who is not a partisan.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. It's time he chose the hard right over the easy wrong answer. (For Bush, it would be an opportunity to demonstrate nonpartisan compassion on a grand scale.)"
"“The first thing is that nonpartisans as a group are occasional voters,” Mr. DiCamillo said. “They are not as engaged in politics. They view the parties as being too partisan and migrated to nonpartisan.”"

Etymology

From non- + partisan.

Inflected Forms

nonpartizan (alternative, dated) nonpartisans (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpartisanism nonpartisanship

Synonyms

disinterested unpartisan candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fairhanded fair-minded

Homonyms

non-partisan

Rhymes With

partisan non-partisan artisan

Questions

How do you pronounce nonpartisan?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑnpˈɑɹtəzən/.
What does nonpartisan mean?: Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.
Where does nonpartisan come from?: From non- + partisan.

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