Word of the Day 11/04/23 Nonpartisan

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Nonpartisan (adjective, noun)
nonpartisan or non·par·ti·zan [ non-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]

adjective
1. not partisan; objective.
2. not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.

noun
3. a person who is nonpartisan.

OTHER WORDS FROM NONPARTISAN
non·par·ti·san·ship, noun

WORDS RELATED TO NONPARTISAN
independent, neutral, nonaligned, unbiased, uninvolved, fair, objective, detached, equitable, free-wheeling, indifferent, just, middle-of-the-road, nondiscriminatory, on one's own, unaffected, unaffiliated, unbigoted, uncolored, unimplicated

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OTHER WORDS FOR NONPARTISAN
2. disinterested, uninvolved, unimplicated

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan

HOW TO USE NONPARTISAN IN A SENTENCE
For the thousands of local, mostly nonpartisan officials who administer elections, the most urgent need was money.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SHADOW CAMPAIGN THAT SAVED THE 2020 ELECTION | MOLLY BALL | FEBRUARY 4, 2021 | TIME

A joint statement released by Pepco and WIN says WIN, which was founded in 1996, is a “broad-based, multi-racial, multi-faith strictly nonpartisan, District-wide citizens’ power organization, rooted in local congregations and associations.”
PEPCO CEO SAYS D.C. EQUITY, JOB CREATION PROGRAM OPEN TO LGBTQ PEOPLE | LOU CHIBBARO JR. | JANUARY 29, 2021 | WASHINGTON BLADE

It also offers some general recommendations, including a congressional commission on nonpartisan election reform.
HOW TO AVOID ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR LIKE 2020 | JEN KIRBY | JANUARY 15, 2021 | VOX

Haley Swenson is a writer and researcher and the deputy director of the Better Life Lab, a work, gender, and social policy program at the nonpartisan think tank New America.
THIS COUNTRY IS A RISKY PLACE TO BE A PARENT, AND THE PANDEMIC REMINDED ME OF THAT | HALEY SWENSON | JANUARY 14, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST

Just as journalists eventually developed a code of ethics, there is also a place for editorial standards in our online media landscape developed through independent, nonpartisan and transparent processes.
WHAT THE 1798 SEDITION ACT GOT RIGHT — AND WHAT IT MEANS TODAY | KAITLYN CARTER | JANUARY 14, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST

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Word of the Day 11/05/23 Pandiculation

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Pandiculation (noun)
pandiculation [ pan-dik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun
1. the act of stretching oneself, especially on waking.

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1641–20; from Latin pandiculāt(us), past participle of pandiculārī “to stretch oneself,” derivative of pandere “to stretch” (see -ate) + -ion

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