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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Good human resources reps take reports of harassment or discrimination seriously and ensure that they’re investigated by impartial parties.
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Here's why: Candidates for offices make promises that could compromise their ability to remain fair and impartial, according to judicial code.
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The Green Valley Civic Association, a powerful umbrella homeowner’s group for northern Poway neighborhoods, has put together an impartial analysis of the measure that can be found at www.gvca.info/stoneridge/. The association does not take sides.
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One lawmaker wasn’t so sure that those researchers can be trusted to be impartial.
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But the process also must be fair and impartial, giving everyone more confidence in its outcomes.
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But the process must also be fair and impartial, giving everyone more confidence in its outcomes.
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Those who stood on the frontlines for clean water, for indigenous struggle, for their ancestors and for our future, are being brought to alleged justice in an area where the very possibility of an impartial jury is in serious doubt.
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Prosecutors are expected to be fair and impartial in the administration of justice.
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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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