partyless

Examples

• All

• The majority of Nepal's development has occurred during the so-called "partyless panchayat regime" (1961-1990), during which the king ruled absolutely.

  Academic text (1992)

• Under the partyless regime, the government made decisions that aimed to represent all citizens, regardless of political affiliation.

• Nepal-India relations improved once the interim government was formed in Nepal following the fall of the partyless regime in the spring of 1990.

  Academic text (1992)

• However, as the democratic government in Nepal was replaced by the partyless system with an absolute monarchy, relations between the two countries began to deteriorate.

  Academic text (1992)

• There were also efforts to create pure Nepali nationalism by establishing a partyless political system and maintaining balanced relations with the two neighboring countries.

  Academic text (1992)

• But necessary for a sense of national identity was the effort to maintain and preserve the partyless panchayat system, introduced by the late King Mahendra in the early 1960s when he dissolved the democratically elected government.

  Academic text (1992)

• Most of the songs disparaged the panchayat system or "partyless democracy," the ruling elite, and the Nepali Congress Party—the party that had won the election in the spring of 1991.

  Academic text (2008)

• In perhaps the least publicized overthrow of a government, the people of Nepal in 1990 ended the country's monarchical and "partyless" democracy system and established a multiparty democracy with a constitutional monarchy.

  Academic text (1992)

• The country adopted a partyless system to reduce political polarization and encourage unity among citizens.

Synonyms

U

unaffiliated

vspartyless

15 6.6

Not officially connected to any group or organization

is limited to political non-membership rather than any group type

A

apolitical

vspartyless

12 5.9

Not involved in government or public issues and not supporting any party

is about formal non-membership rather than personal interest or opinion

N

nonpartisan

vspartyless

1 6.3

A person who does not support any political party

emphasizes lack of membership rather than active impartiality

U

unaligned

vspartyless

1 5.5

Not connected with or supporting any political group

is narrower, referring only to absence of group membership

U

unallied

vspartyless

1 7.7

Not part of any group, country, or alliance

is narrower, applying specifically to political group non-membership

U

unpolitical

vspartyless

1 6.1

Not interested in government or public life

refers specifically to not belonging to any political group

N

nonparty

vspartyless

5.6

Not a member of any political party

is the same idea but expressed as a different term

N

nonpartizan

vspartyless

• US

6.8

Not supporting or connected to any political party

focuses more on simple absence of group membership

T

tieless

vspartyless

5.5

Not connected to any group or organization

restricts this independence specifically to political group non-membership

N

nonadherent

vspartyless

8.4

Not belonging to a particular religion or organization

is focused only on political non-membership not other affiliations

F

floating

vspartyless

• Literature

6.3

A voter who is not firmly for one political party

means permanent absence of membership rather than temporary indecision

Antonyms

P

partisan

31 7.0

A strong supporter of a person, group, or cause who is not fair to other views

A

affiliated

1 4.6

Officially connected to a larger organization

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology