as in equitable
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
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as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the defense lawyers challenged the impartiality of the presiding judge
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Recent Examples of impartial
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The 4th Circuit determined Laffitte’s Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury had been violated.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Although 70% of Americans believe that the justices of the Supreme Court render politically motivated decisions rather than impartial ones, this assertion is fundamentally inaccurate.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Even the city attorney, who was involved with the drafting of the measure, had six more days to prepare his impartial analysis.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Stepping back and observing this part of you with an impartial eye lessens the self-judgment and keeps you from clobbering yourself.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The 4th Circuit determined Laffitte’s Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury had been violated.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Although 70% of Americans believe that the justices of the Supreme Court render politically motivated decisions rather than impartial ones, this assertion is fundamentally inaccurate.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Even the city attorney, who was involved with the drafting of the measure, had six more days to prepare his impartial analysis.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impartial
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Pay Transparency Laws Pay transparency laws require employers to disclose salary ranges and, in some cases, benefits to create equitable pay practices.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Toward Environmental Justice: Key Concepts Environmental justice results from the equitable distribution of environmental benefits and harms through the restructuring of systems of oppression.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Feminist philosophers, like Martha Nussbaum and Annette Baier, offer an explanation for our refusal to relinquish it: The claim to objectivity offers us the dream of invulnerability.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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American supporters of Israel recoiled, arguing that Carter had lost the objectivity that had guided him at Camp David.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The result is that today Israel rules over populations of Palestinians and of Jewish Israelis that are almost equal in number but disturbingly skewed in terms of rights and wealth and outlook.Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Those 15 guys are forcing turnover after turnover while breaking opponents’ offenses and wills in equal measure this season.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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There are elements for the U.S. to come in and defend its critical assets in the Panama Canal, in the Panama Canal treaty, in the neutrality treaty.ABC News, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The National Academies are private, nonprofit organizations created by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to provide the nation with independent, objective advice on complex problems.Najmedin Meshkati, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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Color palettes emulate the yellowing fade of old photographs and the overly saturated or unnaturally cool tones of digital imagery, a reminder that the camera is rarely an objective observer.Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
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“Impartial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impartial. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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