unpartisan

Not taking sides

Unpartisan means not aligned with or influenced by a political party or faction.

The word functions like nonpartisan, describing someone or something free from party loyalty or bias: an unpartisan analysis of the bill, She took an unpartisan approach to the debate.

Less common than nonpartisan in American usage.

impartial

unbiased

Free from prejudice

detached · dispassionate · unprejudiced · equitable · judicious · open-minded · uncommitted · uninvolved · independent · nonaligned

apolitical

nonpolitical

Not concerning government matters

cross-party · nonsectarian · nonideological · nonaligned · independent · neutral

objective

factual

Grounded in truth

reasoned · scientific · sober · logical · unemotional · measured · balanced · critical · empirical · straightforward

Opposites
political allegiance

unpartisanpartisan

Biased toward one side

factional · tribalistic · sectarian · hyperpartisan · true believer

bias and objectivity

unpartisanbiased

Unfairly favoring one side

one-sided · prejudiced · partial · tendentious · slanted

Family

partisan, partisans, partisanship, bipartisan, nonpartisan, part, parts, parted, parting

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