Editing Nonpartisanship (section)

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{{Short description|Lack of affiliation with (and bias towards) a political party}}
{{distinguish|Non-partisan democracy}}
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'''Nonpartisanship''', also known as '''nonpartisanism''', is a lack of affiliation with a [[political party]] and a lack of [[political bias]].<ref>The ''[[Merriam-Webster's]]'' dictionary defines ''nonpartisan'' as: Not partisan; free from party affiliation, [[bias]], or designation. {{cite web | url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan | title=Webster: Nonpartisan | access-date=13 August 2009 | archive-date=24 April 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424094902/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan | url-status=live }}</ref>

While an ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc.,<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd. ed, partisan</ref> in most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being the strict [[antonym]] of "partisan".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/nonpartisan |title=Cambridge Dictionary - nonpartisan |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503085003/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/nonpartisan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/nonpartisan |title=Macmillan Dictionary - nonpartisan |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911114529/http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/nonpartisan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonpartisan |title=American Heritage Dictionary - nonpartisan<br />Collins English Dictionary - nonpartisan<br />Websters College Dictionary - nonpartisan |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508040223/https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonpartisan |url-status=live }}</ref>