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
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Even with a unitary executive theory in play, courts have been reluctant to grant blanket authority to terminate nonpolitical civil servants.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Sherman parodied Wood, the only nonpolitical figure, in the spoof that featured James Austin Johnson as a despondent Trump and Scarlett Johansson as Ivanka Trump.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Bailey’s actions as attorney general, according to legal observers, stood apart from the office’s core, nonpolitical duties: defending the state against lawsuits and handling felony criminal appeals.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Eurovision rules insist that songs cannot have political undertones and that the even must remain nonpolitical.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Sherman parodied Wood, the only nonpolitical figure, in the spoof that featured James Austin Johnson as a despondent Trump and Scarlett Johansson as Ivanka Trump.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Bailey’s actions as attorney general, according to legal observers, stood apart from the office’s core, nonpolitical duties: defending the state against lawsuits and handling felony criminal appeals.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Eurovision rules insist that songs cannot have political undertones and that the even must remain nonpolitical.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Nonpolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpolitical. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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