evenhanded
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- adjective
- /ˈiːvənˌhændɪd/
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imparcial
- The teacher was known for her evenhanded treatment of all students, ensuring everyone received equal opportunities.
- an evenhanded policy
- an evenhanded approach
- an evenhanded government
Examples
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Standing back to adopt a more evenhanded policy in the civil war already in progress is a more sensible and defensible course.
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Many of the Americans who today call for a more evenhanded policy toward the Palestinians do so because they believe that Israel is fundamentally secure.
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Each was a serious impediment to an evenhanded and effective operation of the criminal justice system.
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When was the last time the following type of critical yet evenhanded analysis could be heard on Nightline or read in The New York Times?
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And Kovacs says the Data Quality Act helps ensure that studies that form the basis for government policies are evenhanded, free of bias, and reliable.
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Until 1987, the government's modernization reports were relatively evenhanded in their presentation of both strategies.
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I appreciate your knowledgeable posts and more evenhanded treatment of the F35.
Blog text (34) -
First and foremost, university administrators need to commit themselves to an evenhanded provision of computers and campus networking across the university curriculum.
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The United States should pursue an "evenhanded" policy, namely, to shift away from support for Israel and give greater support to the Palestinians and Arab states.
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In Mad as Hell, the young British historian Dominic Sandbrook offers an impressive and evenhanded narrative of those miserable years, running from the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 to the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Treating people equally and honestly
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Not supporting one side and treating people fairly
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Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly
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Being fair and giving the same treatment to everyone
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Being careful to judge people and ideas honestly without taking sides
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Not supporting one person or group in a situation
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Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas
Does not let personal feelings affect a decision
Not favoring any person or side and treating all fairly
Antonyms
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word evenhanded comes from the simple parts even and hand. even means 'level' or 'equal' and hand suggests how you deal with people, so someone who deals with others with an 'even hand' treats everyone in a steady, equal way — that's why evenhanded means fair and impartial.