nonpolitical
adjective
non·po·lit·i·cal ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
: not political: such as
a
: not influenced by or concerned with political considerations or issues
nonpolitical ads
b
: nonpartisan
a nonpolitical commission
nonpolitically
ˌnän-pə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb nonpolitically motivated
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The usefulness of a nonpolitical national figurehead was never more evident than in the Queen’s final decade, when the deficits of the alternative, electoral model were vividly on display across the Atlantic. 
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 TikTok has also struggled to contain nonpolitical misinformation in the United States. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Anyone can offer an activity at Grounded32 as long as the activity is altruistic in nature, nonpolitical and nonreligious, Curry said. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 But the director of its board, Pam Anderson, is a longtime Republican from Colorado with extensive experience as a county clerk, and the group routinely works with officials from both parties and with public servants in nonpolitical roles. Nick Tabor, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 But news organizations are still describing this as a harsh blow for the spirit of international cooperation and nonpolitical science that ISS represents. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2022 The performers have taken care to keep their language and material fairly clean and nonpolitical. New York Times, 27 May 2022 This can help consumers realize that there are nonpolitical motives at play, in turn encouraging greater patronage and compliance. Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American, 27 May 2022 Lee will likely work to portray the chief-executive role as strong and nonpolitical, supported, more so than challenged, by an obedient legislature—all with the knowledge that the chances of any popular pushback are exceedingly scant. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022 See More
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 TikTok has also struggled to contain nonpolitical misinformation in the United States. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Anyone can offer an activity at Grounded32 as long as the activity is altruistic in nature, nonpolitical and nonreligious, Curry said. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 But the director of its board, Pam Anderson, is a longtime Republican from Colorado with extensive experience as a county clerk, and the group routinely works with officials from both parties and with public servants in nonpolitical roles. Nick Tabor, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 But news organizations are still describing this as a harsh blow for the spirit of international cooperation and nonpolitical science that ISS represents. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2022 The performers have taken care to keep their language and material fairly clean and nonpolitical. New York Times, 27 May 2022 This can help consumers realize that there are nonpolitical motives at play, in turn encouraging greater patronage and compliance. Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American, 27 May 2022 Lee will likely work to portray the chief-executive role as strong and nonpolitical, supported, more so than challenged, by an obedient legislature—all with the knowledge that the chances of any popular pushback are exceedingly scant. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
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