impartiality
Impartiality is a quality of not being biased in one direction or another. Submissions for a school writing contest might be anonymous, to ensure the judges' impartiality.
Impartiality is important in legal proceedings, and jury members are screened to make sure they don't have a preconceived opinion that would sway their decision. If you're partial, you have a strong preference for someone or something — whether you're partial to chocolate ice cream or partial to cats. Impartiality, on the other hand, is a neutral, objective feeling. Your culinary impartiality makes you an ideal dining companion; you don't care whether you have Indian food or pizza.
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an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equallysynonyms: nonpartisanshipantonyms:partialityan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternativestypes:disinterestednessfreedom from bias or from selfish motivescandor, candour, fair-mindedness, fairnessability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonestytype of:disposition, inclination, tendencyan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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