nonpartisan
Without party allegiance
Nonpartisan means not aligned with or favoring any political party or faction.
A nonpartisan election doesn't list candidates by party affiliation.
Nonpartisan analysis aims to be objective rather than ideologically driven.
The term often describes organizations, committees, or officials expected to act without political bias: The Congressional Budget Office is nonpartisan.
Free from prejudice
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- equitableJust and unbiased
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
dispassionate · neutral · detached · fair-minded · objective · balanced · uninvolved · unswayed
Free from external control
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- undecidedNot having chosen
swing · crossover · unattached · free-agent · self-governing · autonomous · unbound · noncommittal
Ballot-casting citizen
- electionOrganized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- commissionPayment for services rendered
redistricting · watchdog · oversight · reform · transparency · accountability · ethics · citizen
Purpose or goal
- fact-basedGrounded in evidence
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
analytical · reasoned · logical · scientific · methodical · rigorous · critical · investigative
One who settles disputes
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
ombudsman · facilitator · peacekeeper · negotiator · conciliator · moderator · broker · go-between
unbiased
Free from prejudice
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- equitableJust and unbiased
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
disinterested · dispassionate · neutral · detached · fair-minded · objective · balanced · uninvolved · unswayed · open-minded
independent
Free from external control
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
undecided · swing · crossover · unattached · free-agent · self-governing · autonomous · unbound · noncommittal · fence-sitting
voter
Ballot-casting citizen
- electionOrganized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
commission · redistricting · watchdog · oversight · reform · transparency · accountability · ethics · citizen · nonpolitical
objective
Purpose or goal
- fact-basedGrounded in evidence
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
empirical · analytical · reasoned · logical · scientific · methodical · rigorous · critical · investigative · nonideological
arbiter
One who settles disputes
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
intermediary · ombudsman · facilitator · peacekeeper · negotiator · conciliator · moderator · broker · go-between · reconciler
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist
- "Non-" wordsnonprofit, nonfiction, nonstop, nonsense, nonfat
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- party politicsparties, machine politics, Democrat, Republican, coalition government
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
- centrismmoderates, moderation, middle ground, compromise, independents
nonpartisanpartisan
Biased toward one side
political · party loyalist · allied · federated · confederate
nonpartisanbiased
Unfairly favoring one side
partial · one-sided · prejudiced · tendentious · jaundiced
nonpartisanzealot
Obsessive cause supporter
drumbeater · ideologue · firebrand · true believer · hardliner