non-partisan
Above party lines
Non-partisan means not aligned with or supporting any political party.
A non-partisan election doesn't list candidates' party affiliations.
Non-partisan analysis aims to be objective rather than favoring one side.
The term often describes organizations, offices, or research bodies that claim neutrality: The Congressional Budget Office is non-partisan.
Also spelled nonpartisan.
Impartial and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- equitableJust and unbiased
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- neutralNot favoring any side
objective · dispassionate · detached · disinterested · just · balanced · unprejudiced · open-minded
Not formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- apoliticalLacking political interest
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- undogmaticNot adhering to doctrine
unsectarian · nonsectarian · pluralistic · free-thinking · autonomous · self-governing · unattached · nonpolitical
Supported by verified data
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
- fact-basedGrounded in evidence
- objectivePurpose or goal
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
empirical · verified · credible · transparent · rigorous · scholarly · scientific · methodical
fair
Impartial and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- equitableJust and unbiased
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
neutral · objective · dispassionate · detached · disinterested · just · balanced · unprejudiced · open-minded · judicious
unaffiliated
Not formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- apoliticalLacking political interest
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
undogmatic · unsectarian · nonsectarian · pluralistic · free-thinking · autonomous · self-governing · unattached · nonpolitical · mugwump
evidence-based
Supported by verified data
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
- fact-basedGrounded in evidence
- objectivePurpose or goal
analytical · empirical · verified · credible · transparent · rigorous · scholarly · scientific · methodical · substantiated
- Objectivityfairness, neutrality, unbiased, balance, fact-based
non-partisanpartisan
Biased toward one side
party loyalist · card-carrying · party hack · factional · tribalist
non-partisanbiased
Unfairly favoring one side
partial · one-sided · prejudiced · slanted · tendentious
non-partisansectarian
Rigidly devoted to faction
polarizing · divisive · adversarial · combative · tribal