evenhandedness

noun

Definition of evenhandednessnext
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another we trust the evenhandedness of our marriage counselor implicitly

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  1. neutrality
  2. objectivity
  3. neutralism
Noun
  • Common proposals include a military freeze along current frontlines and terms for Ukraine’s postwar status that range from formal neutrality to full disarmament.
    Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But Democratic leadership is maintaining strict neutrality on these committee fights, saying the caucus will work its will.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • Appeal to logic and emotion. Build a foundation of objectivity and facts that stakeholders can comprehend, but don’t underestimate the emotional components of change.
    Camille Nicita, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • 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
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Definition of neutralism
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