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 impartiality
This was huge win for the plaintiffs considering the court previously attempted to shift the case to the league’s internal arbitration process, a move that attorneys argued would eliminate all impartiality.
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Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Friendly or the blank politeness of impartiality?
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
The new criteria includes failure to exercise impartiality in prosecutions; failure to strictly comply with the State Bar of Georgia’s code of professional conduct; failure to comply with open records laws; and failure to comply with discovery procedures.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In doing so, the Maryland judge adopted a narrower viewpoint on preemption while not seeing why requiring Kalshi to comply with Maryland laws would violate CEA impartiality.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Judicial independence and impartiality are essential to public trust in the courts.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Government facilities should focus on function, service and impartiality — not branding or advertising.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Friendly or the blank politeness of impartiality?
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
The new criteria includes failure to exercise impartiality in prosecutions; failure to strictly comply with the State Bar of Georgia’s code of professional conduct; failure to comply with open records laws; and failure to comply with discovery procedures.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In doing so, the Maryland judge adopted a narrower viewpoint on preemption while not seeing why requiring Kalshi to comply with Maryland laws would violate CEA impartiality.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Judicial independence and impartiality are essential to public trust in the courts.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Government facilities should focus on function, service and impartiality — not branding or advertising.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impartiality
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Luminate has a series of extensive checks and balances in place to detect any fraudulent data from providers to ensure the objectivity of the chart.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Having cast doubt on Beatty’s objectivity, Hilborn then made the case that Wilkens’ fear may have stemmed from something other than abuse.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Let every new person, every new opportunity be greeted with neutrality, then observation, then placement.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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That neutrality could come at a cost, some experts say, should the two GOP aspirants prevail.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Impartiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impartiality. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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