Definition of impartial
: not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
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Examples of impartial in a Sentence
an impartial analysis of the case
an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
Recent Examples of impartial from the Web
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Procedural justice refers to the idea that a process — for example, a traffic stop — is fair and impartial.
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As of Friday evening, the court had identified 31 potential jurors from its pool of 160 who will undergo additional vetting next week as attorneys for both sides work to find an impartial jury.
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Department of Justice employees are entrusted with the authority to enforce the laws of the United States and with the responsibility to do so in a neutral and impartial manner.
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And of all the important principles the decision stands for — beyond precipitating the fall of a sitting president — one that rises to the top is the American public’s interest in the fair and impartial administration of justice.
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Griffin's first election gimmick was to ask for a $1 donation to his campaign and issue a certificate promising the voter fair and impartial law enforcement.
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Republicans believe that the British government’s dependence on the DUP for its survival has undermined its role as an impartial broker in the talks.
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An impartial electoral body The opposition says key Zimbabwe Electoral Commission staff have links to the military and intelligence services and wants the body overhauled.
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What are the limits of anyone’s ability to be impartial, especially in a case such as this?
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impartial vs Partial
To be "partial to" or "partial toward" someone or something is to be somewhat biased or prejudiced, which means that a person who is partial really only sees part of the whole picture. To be impartial is the opposite. The United Nations sends impartial observers to monitor elections in troubled countries. We hope judges and juries will be impartial when they hand down verdicts. But grandparents aren't expected to be impartial when describing their new grandchild.
First Known Use of impartial
1587
impartial Synonyms
Synonyms
candid, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fair, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced;
Antonyms
biased, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unjust;
Near Antonyms
deceitful, deceptive, dishonest;
arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable;
Synonym Discussion of impartial
fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.
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- a fair decision
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- a just settlement of territorial claims
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- the equitable distribution of the property
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- an impartial third party
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- your unbiased opinion
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- a dispassionate summation of the facts
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- I can't be objective about my own child
IMPARTIAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of impartial for English Language Learners
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: treating all people and groups equally : not partial or biased
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