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impartial
adjective
Fair and not favoring one side or interest.
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Without favoritism
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Return to topDisinterested means free from personal stake in this use, not uninterested or bored.
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impartialitynoun
Fairness that avoids favoring a person, side, or viewpoint without reason.
Fairness without bias
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The judge's consistent scoring rules helped demonstrate impartiality.
A new volunteer proposed replacing the club's long lectures with short demonstrations, and the organizer remained receptive despite enjoying the existing format. To be fair-minded, she asked both supporters and critics to explain how their preferred approach would serve beginners. She also protected the panel's impartiality by using the same evaluation questions for proposals from friends and strangers.
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An impartial reviewer considered each application by the same criteria.
Nora asked an impartial coordinator to review the sign-up records without favoring friends or longtime members.
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