impartiality

noun

Definition of impartialitynext
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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  1. objectivity
  2. neutrality
  3. neutralism
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
  • The university told school leaders not to pick sides in political debates while adopting viewpoint neutrality in September.
    Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The creation of the company represents one among many steps toward climate neutrality by 2030, as part of Boss’ sustainability pledge, which also includes achieving climate neutrality throughout its entire value chain by 2045.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of neutrality
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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