What does impartial mean?

Definitions for impartial
ɪmˈpɑr ʃəlim·par·tial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. impartialadjective

    showing lack of favoritism

    "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"

  2. unprejudiced, impartialadjective

    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

    "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist"

Wiktionary

  1. impartialadjective

    Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased; fair.

  2. Etymology: From im- + partial

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Impartialadjective

    Equitable; free from regard to party; indifferent; disinterested; equal in distribution of justice; just. It is used as well of actions as persons.

    Etymology: impartial, Fr. in and partial.

    Success I hope, and fate I cannot fear:
    Alive or dead, I shall deserve a name;
    Jove is impartial, and to both the same. John Dryden, Æn.

Wikipedia

  1. impartial

    Impartiality (also called evenhandedness or fair-mindedness) is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons.

ChatGPT

  1. impartial

    Impartial generally means not favoring one side over another, unbiased, neutral and fair. It refers to treating or affecting all equally without showing favoritism or prejudice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Impartialadjective

    not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just

  2. Etymology: [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Impartial

    im-pär′shal, adj. not favouring one more than another: just: (Shak.) partial.—ns. Impartial′ity, Impar′tialness, quality of being impartial: freedom from bias.—adv. Impar′tially.

Editors Contribution

  1. impartial

    Just and equitable in the communication of information or use of legislation or rules created with fairness, justness, truth, data, facts, information, intuition, proof, research and statistics.

    All journalists are required by legislation to be impartial at all times.


    Submitted by MaryC on June 3, 2016  


  2. impartial

    To be nonjudgmental and feel, know and understand intuitively the collective plan for the evolution of humanity and communicate and speak our truth with confidence knowing we all understand.

    We are all impartial and know what we are creating as an intelligent humanity and universe.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  


  3. impartial

    To use data, facts, information, intuition, proof, research and statistics to form an opinion or communicate.

    The media are impartial and use data, information, statistics, proof and facts to report or write media articles.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of impartial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of impartial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of impartial in a Sentence

  1. James Gagliano:

    I have never been exposed to someone as prepared, as fair, as impartial, as unbiased and as precise in his language as John Gleeson, john Gotti could spell a death knell for a case just in three or four words.

  2. Patrick Leahy:

    The president pro tempore has historically presided over Senate impeachment trials of non-presidents, when presiding over an impeachment trial, the president pro tempore takes an additional special oath to do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws. It is an oath that I take extraordinarily seriously.

  3. Eric Garcetti:

    I have confidence that the Police Commission will conduct an impartial and fair-minded review of the investigations conducted by both the LAPD and the independent Inspector General.

  4. Donald Trump:

    We're fighting all the subpoenas, these aren't like impartial people. The Democrats are trying to win 2020. They're not going to win with the people I see and they're not going to win against me.

  5. Brian Castner:

    Frank McKenzie must now commit to a full, transparent, and impartial investigation into this incident. Anyone suspected of criminal responsibility should be prosecuted in a fair trial.

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