as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the defense lawyers challenged the impartiality of the presiding judge
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Recent Examples of impartiality
The parties who come before the court are entitled to consistency, impartiality and decisions free from political pressure.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026
While questioning a potential juror on impartiality, the man informed the court that a woman who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story about the case aloud on her phone.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
That’s how the BBC’s new director general wants to use data to improve impartiality.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Jackson, the liberal junior justice, told a gathering of the American Law Institute in Washington that her colleagues' handling of the case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters, especially during an election year.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 19 May 2026
All pretense of impartiality is gone.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
By embodying fairness, independence, and impartiality, judges restore public faith in the system and promote lasting peace in society.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
In their letter, the faculty committee said not only would potential conflicts of interest arise in the impartiality of future tenure decisions and other professional development opportunities, but in the development and approval of the pending revision of the amorous relationship policy.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026
While questioning a potential juror on impartiality, the man informed the court that a woman who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story about the case aloud on her phone.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
That’s how the BBC’s new director general wants to use data to improve impartiality.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Jackson, the liberal junior justice, told a gathering of the American Law Institute in Washington that her colleagues' handling of the case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters, especially during an election year.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 19 May 2026
All pretense of impartiality is gone.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
By embodying fairness, independence, and impartiality, judges restore public faith in the system and promote lasting peace in society.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
In their letter, the faculty committee said not only would potential conflicts of interest arise in the impartiality of future tenure decisions and other professional development opportunities, but in the development and approval of the pending revision of the amorous relationship policy.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impartiality
Noun
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Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Specifically, the manner in which Alfonsi’s work and objectivity was disparaged with the very public pulling of her CECOT piece.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The column urges other scientific bodies to see this episode as a warning that neutrality in the face of organized assaults on science is itself a political choice that risks long‑term damage to research and public health.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Founders built authority through minimalism, detachment or a kind of calculated neutrality.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Noun
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
Noun
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Impartiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impartiality. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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