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. John Cornyn:

    Judge Kavanaugh is an exceptionally qualified jurist who will be a fair and impartial arbiter of the law and will not legislate from the bench, throughout his tenure, Judge Kavanaugh has served with a high moral standard and demonstrated a clear commitment to faithfully interpreting the Constitution.

  2. David Ngoy Luhaka:

    The members of the committees signed a code of engagement that they would remain neutral, that they would be impartial and that they would respect human rights.

  3. A. R. Orage:

    The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism.

  4. Jan Egeland:

    They are too often biased, or they are persecuted and they are part of the conflict, and the whole point of principled humanitarian action is that it is important to be able to come from outside and give impartial, neutral support.

  5. Mark Keel:

    As Chief of SLED, I continue to urge the public to be patient and let this investigation take its course. Investigative decisions we make throughout this case and any potentially related case must ultimately withstand the scrutiny of the criminal justice process, as with all cases, SLED is committed to conducting a professional, thorough, and impartial criminal investigation, no matter where the facts lead us.

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