as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his neutralism in the matter is questionable, since he owns thousands of shares in the company
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Recent Examples of neutralism
India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
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Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
—Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
—Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralism
Noun
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Mulino has said that Panama will maintain the canal's neutrality.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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And its politics and relations with Hamas reveal that UNRWA lost irretrievably its grounding in humanitarian neutrality and non-discrimination.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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When headlines surge and prices are volatile, the urge to act can overwhelm an investor’s objectivity.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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And there is no objectivity in art.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Neutralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralism. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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