fairness
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈfɛrnəs/
:
imparcialidad
- The teacher emphasized the importance of fairness in treating all students equally during the exam.
- perceptions of fairness
- justice and fairness
- a fairness oath
The real issue here is fairness and equity.
- The real issue here is fairness and equity.
- As though it is childish to expect fairness or goodness or reciprocity.
- And as a matter of justice and fairness, I said, what is this?
- The normies are restoring order, fairness, safety and justice.
- An approach with fairness and solidarity at its heart.
- Right across this theme is our questions around fairness and consumer protection.
- It's good for the economy, it's good for fairness and social justice.
- They really wanted to to make sure that there was the fairness doctrine on the Internet.
- Look, I'm all for fairness in the workplace, you know, totally.
- We and, and I are creating this system of economic fairness and transparency.
- All right, in fairness, this is very tough to say.
- Pissing contests about fairness rarely turn out well.
- And they're unaffected by diversity meetings or fairness meetings or or blah, blah.
- But the reality is that that that fairness, that process is, does not exist.
- Maybe the only fairness is, is that you harness yourself.
Examples
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Where the great British traditions of tolerance and fairness are restored.
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The controversy about the fairness of SEC enforcement in the administrative forum will no doubt continue.
Academic text (2017) -
And as a matter of justice and fairness, I said, what is this?
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The real issue here is fairness and equity.
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His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than words.
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To have proper policing, there has to be a fairness in justice.
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As officers of the court, lawyers bear some responsibility for ensuring fundamental fairness in its processes.
Academic text (2017) -
Time limits were implemented to ensure fairness of use in the classroom.
Academic text (2012) -
I believe in the power of truth, and I believe in the wisdom and the fairness of juries.
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Without equity, many people will never ever attain fairness and equality.
Synonyms
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2.5
Fair treatment of people and the courts that decide it
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5.3
Fair and equal treatment of people, for example at work or school
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5.3
Treating all people or sides fairly without favoring one
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4.2
Treating all people fairly and equally without bias
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5.8
Treating all people or sides fairly and equally
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5.7
A state of being fair and morally right
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5.7
Making honest decisions without favoring anyone
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8.1
The quality of not taking sides and acting fairly without personal gain
Being fair and not influenced by personal opinions or unfair ideas
Fair and equal treatment of people when making decisions
Being fair and not taking sides
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.2
A strong unfair feeling that makes you like or dislike someone and affects decisions
Compounds
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
fairness = fair (transparent) = fair + ness
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'fair' (impartial) with '-ness' to express the quality of being fair.
Etymology
Fairness also comes from the same root fair, which people used to mean 'good' or 'right'. That's why fairness means treating people equally and making honest decisions.