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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The latter case may have violated civil-service protections for nonpolitical members of the federal bureaucracy.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump, a Republican, is sidelining these nonpolitical subject matter experts on topics that include counter-terrorism and global climate policy at a time when the U.S. is grappling with complicated foreign policy matters, including conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
—Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Fashion types know the Kushner name for nonpolitical reasons, Kushner’s investor brother Joshua, co-founder of Thrive Capital, is married to model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Those are nonpolitical, career experts on topics that range from counterterrorism to global climate policy who are loaned to the White House from other agencies for extended assignments.
—Jill Colvin, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump, a Republican, is sidelining these nonpolitical subject matter experts on topics that include counter-terrorism and global climate policy at a time when the U.S. is grappling with complicated foreign policy matters, including conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
—Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Fashion types know the Kushner name for nonpolitical reasons, Kushner’s investor brother Joshua, co-founder of Thrive Capital, is married to model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Those are nonpolitical, career experts on topics that range from counterterrorism to global climate policy who are loaned to the White House from other agencies for extended assignments.
—Jill Colvin, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Nonpolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpolitical. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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