depoliticizes
Strips partisan character
Depoliticizes means to remove from the realm of political debate or controversy.
A government might depoliticize an issue by delegating it to an independent agency: The central bank was established to depoliticize monetary policy.
To depoliticize can also mean to drain something of its political significance or reduce public engagement with it: Critics argued the reforms depoliticized citizenship.
Freedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
dispassion · neutrality · unbiased · objectiveness · judiciousness · fair-mindedness · open-mindedness · equity
Act of taking away
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- distancingCreating space or separation
- noninvolvementState of not participating
- abstentionFormal refusal to vote
disconnection · separation · insulation · retreat · apathy · passivity · tuning out · sidelining
Render harmless
- deescalateReduce intensity deliberately
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- temperState of mind
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
soften · dilute · tone down · neutralize · desensitize · detoxify · pacify · calm
Increasing administrative formality
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- professionalizationEstablishing occupational standards formally
- proceduralizationFormalizing into set steps
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
expertise · administration · managerialism · efficiency · rationalization · systematization · formalization · specialization
Forcible prevention or concealment
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
prohibition · restriction · taboo · erasure · whitewashing · bowdlerization · expurgation · scrubbing
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
balance · dispassion · neutrality · unbiased · objectiveness · judiciousness · fair-mindedness · open-mindedness · equity · detachment
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- distancingCreating space or separation
- noninvolvementState of not participating
abstention · disconnection · separation · insulation · retreat · apathy · passivity · tuning out · sidelining · marginalizing
defuse
Render harmless
- deescalateReduce intensity deliberately
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- temperState of mind
moderate · soften · dilute · tone down · neutralize · desensitize · detoxify · pacify · calm · stabilize
bureaucratization
Increasing administrative formality
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- professionalizationEstablishing occupational standards formally
- proceduralizationFormalizing into set steps
standardization · expertise · administration · managerialism · efficiency · rationalization · systematization · formalization · specialization · credentialism
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
gagging · prohibition · restriction · taboo · erasure · whitewashing · bowdlerization · expurgation · scrubbing · omission