as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the teacher's objectivity would be seriously compromised if his own child were placed in the class
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Recent Examples of objectivity
The document does not define how objectivity will be measured, which agencies will oversee compliance, or what enforcement mechanisms will apply, leaving execution to future regulatory or agency-specific action.
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Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Police accountability advocates condemned the pick on Friday afternoon, questioning Hall’s objectivity and willingness to hold officers accountable for misconduct.
—Matthew Kelly
july 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Western scientists focus on objectivity, and separation from their subject, a tendency that extends to their ordering systems.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 May 2025
There is no Mount Olympus of objectivity where a Mandarin class of wise people have no feelings about their society.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Police accountability advocates condemned the pick on Friday afternoon, questioning Hall’s objectivity and willingness to hold officers accountable for misconduct.
—Matthew Kelly
july 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Western scientists focus on objectivity, and separation from their subject, a tendency that extends to their ordering systems.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 May 2025
There is no Mount Olympus of objectivity where a Mandarin class of wise people have no feelings about their society.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectivity
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While Indonesia has maintained a policy of neutrality even amid territorial disputes with China, Malaysia and Australia, officials have been working to transition the navy from a green-water force focused on nearshore defense to a blue-water navy able to project power farther from its shores.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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An effective measurement approach must maintain neutrality across channels while accounting for these external factors.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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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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“Objectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectivity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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