Definitions: nonpartisan and partisan
non·par·ti·san (from dictionary)
non·par·ti·san (nòn-pär¹tî-zen, -sen) adjective
Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions.
— non·par¹ti·san noun
— non·par¹ti·san·ship´ noun
nonpartisan (adjective) (from thesaurus)
wise: tolerant, fair-minded, enlightened, unbiased, nonpartisan
independent: nonpartisan, unaffiliated, neutral
par·ti·san (from dictionary)
par·ti·san (pär¹tî-zen) noun
1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
partisan adjective (from dictionary)
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
2. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.
[French, from Old French, from Old Italian dialectal partisano, variant of Old Italian partigiano, from parte, part, from Latin pars, part-. See part.]
— par¹ti·san·ship´ noun
partisan (adjective) (from thesaurus)
biased: partisan, one-sided, party-minded, sectarian
sectional: partisan, clannish, cliquish, cliquey, exclusive
unjust: discriminatory, favoring, one-sided, leaning to one side, partial, partisan, prejudiced, biased
sectarian: party-minded, partisan, biased
