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Definitions for evenhanded
ˈi vənˈhæn dɪdeven·hand·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. evenhandedadjective

    without partiality

    "evenhanded justice"

Wiktionary

  1. evenhandedadjective

    fair and having no partiality.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Evenhandedadjective

    Impartial; equitable.

    Etymology: even and hand.

    Evenhanded justice
    Returns th’ ingredients of our poison’d chalice
    To our own lips. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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  1. evenhanded

    Evenhanded refers to a state of being impartial, unbiased, equitable, or fair-minded. It describes a situation or person giving equal treatment to all parties involved, without favoring one over the other. A decision or judgment is considered evenhanded if it is based solely on merit, without any discrimination or bias.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Evenhandedadjective

    fair or impartial; unbiased

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of evenhanded in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of evenhanded in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of evenhanded in a Sentence

  1. Dick Durbin:

    With this Supreme Court vacancy, President Biden has the opportunity to nominate someone who will bring diversity, experience, and an evenhanded approach to the administration of justice, i look forward to moving the President’s nominee expeditiously through the Committee.

  2. Energy Transfer:

    Despite comments made by Williams management ... ETE continues to be open to engaging in the strategic alternatives process announced by Williams, but only if it is fair and evenhanded ....

  3. James Trusty:

    I think there are some judges that believe that in being evenhanded, they should give the winner a hard time, too, at the end of the day, it's very dangerous to read the tea leaves from comments from the bench.

  4. White House:

    Joe Biden is proud to lead the most transparent administration in American history, and to have restored the practice of releasing visitors logs after it was discontinued by Joe Biden predecessor, we also respect that it’s always the role of evenhanded news outlets to advocate for more transparency.

  5. Mazie Hirono:

    I'm looking to make sure, though, that all the Democrats who voted unanimously for all of President Biden’s judicial nominees, my expectation is that there will be strong Democratic support for whoever the Supreme Court nominee is, and it would be great if we could get some Republicans to be open-minded about it and support someone who can be fair and evenhanded and impartial on the Supreme Court.

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