In a move away from their traditional apolitical stance, a list with a core support from the Shaykhiya religious community stood for the first time.

A patriot in jeopardy-the Zionists were watching him; he needed to maintain an apolitical stance.

Iranian-born Khoei, a scholar who had written more than 90 books on theology, was known for his adamantly apolitical stance.

All auditors general are supposed to maintain an impartial and apolitical stance, with their only goal being keeping the state government running smoothly.

This ran at odds with Amnesty's claimed apolitical stance.

Although John Roosevelt leaned Republican at an early age, he deliberately kept an apolitical stance until after his father's death.

Despite this, the church maintains an apolitical stance, with its most high-ranking officials banned from participating in political affairs altogether.

He also said that his commission and the Aboriginal community in general supported Freeman's apolitical stance.

One of Mr. Springsteen's best qualities was his apolitical stance.

Notwithstanding these compromises, many Haredi groups maintained their previous apolitical stance.