What does impartial mean?
Definitions for impartial
ɪmˈpɑr ʃəlim·par·tial
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Princeton's WordNet
impartialadjective
showing lack of favoritism
"the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
unprejudiced, impartialadjective
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
"an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist"
Wiktionary
impartialadjective
Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased; fair.
Etymology: From im- + partial
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
Impartialadjective
not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just
Etymology: [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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
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
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of impartial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impartial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of impartial in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- نزيهArabic
- imparcialCatalan, Valencian
- nestrannýCzech
- upartiskDanish
- unparteilich, unparteiischGerman
- αμερόληπτοςGreek
- imparcialSpanish
- erapooletuEstonian
- حقگوPersian
- reilu, tasapuolinenFinnish
- impartialFrench
- cothromachScottish Gaelic
- tōkekeMāori
- onpartijdigDutch
- upartisk, objektivNorwegian
- imparțial, nepărtinitorRomanian
- непредвзятый, беспристрастныйRussian
- opartiskSwedish
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