Independent vs Nonpartisanship - What's the difference?
independent | nonpartisanship |
not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
(politics) not affiliated with any political party
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
* R. P. Ward
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
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The quality of not being partisan, of remaining politically independent
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As nouns the difference between independent and nonpartisanship
is that independent is a candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform while nonpartisanship is the quality of not being partisan, of remaining politically independent.As an adjective independent
is not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.independent
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Adjective
(en adjective)- an independent property
- a man of an independent mind
- That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.
Synonyms
* autonomous * free * selfstandingAntonyms
* contingent * dependentDerived terms
* independency * independent contractor * independent film * * independently * independent meansNoun
(en noun)nonpartisanship
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Noun
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