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Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party. [1]While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of partisan includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., [2] in most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being the strict antonym of "partisan".
In many nations, the head of state is nonpartisan, even if the prime minister and parliament are chosen in partisan elections. Such heads of state are expected to remain neutral with regards to partisan politics. In a number of parliamentary or semi-presidential countries, some presidents are non-partisan, or receive cross-party support.
In this context, "nonpartisan" means that the organization, by US tax law, is prohibited from supporting or opposing political candidates, parties, and in some cases other votes like propositions, directly or indirectly, but does not mean that the organization cannot take positions on political issues. [2]
The official definition of "partisan" is to strongly support one party, cause or person. Nonpartisan means to be free from party affiliation, bias, or designation.
Alberta Non-Partisan League, Alberta, Canada (1916–1919) Non-Partisan Deputies, Norway (1997–2017) Non-Partisan Independent Group, 1930s fraction of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, Canada; The non-partisans, a 1910s Zionist workers movement; Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, Taiwan
The integrity of our democracy is not a partisan issue. A vibrant civil society and a well-functioning democracy ensure a wide range of perspectives from across the political spectrum are robustly ...
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An independent voter, often also called an unaffiliated voter or non-affiliated voter in the United States, is a voter who does not align themselves with a political party.An independent is variously defined as a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship; [1] a voter who does not have long-standing loyalty to, or identification ...