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# impartiality

noun (impartiality — uncountable)

«impartiality» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being fair and not taking sides; treating everyone in the same way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#m1)
2. (formal) In news, law and sport, the rule that a judge, referee, reporter or teacher must not favour one person or group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and media lessons, impartiality is why the BBC and other public broadcasters must give both sides of a story, why judges must not judge friends' cases, and why referees must be neutral. In school, a teacher marking fairly shows impartiality. Phrases: show impartiality, strict impartiality, keep impartiality.

### Examples

- The referee's impartiality was questioned after the penalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x1)
- Judges must show impartiality in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x2)
- The news channel promised impartiality in its election coverage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x3)
- Our teacher marked the stories blind to keep her impartiality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x4)
- Impartiality means treating your best friend and a stranger the same in a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x5)
- A judge who knows the person on trial may step aside to protect impartiality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective «impartial»; opposite «partiality» or «bias». «Impartial» does not mean «partly»: it comes from not being «partial» (favouring one part or side).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impartiality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartiality/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impartiality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impartiality.html) on Mova free.