evenhandedness
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌiːvənˈhændɪdnəs/
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imparcialidad
- The judge's evenhandedness in the courtroom helped to establish trust in the legal proceedings.
- policy of evenhandedness
- evenhandedness principle
Examples
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Soon thereafter, it became evident that the EC countries were not interested in evenhandedness.
Academic text (1993) -
But beyond them are many more who do not hate us but do question our motives, good faith, and evenhandedness.
Academic text (2007) -
Even more importantly, we never held that evenhandedness might be sufficient to render direct aid to religion constitutional.
Academic text (1996) -
I agree that evenhandedness seems a bit outrageous when we Israelis have so much more power.
Blog text (32) -
No doubt, evenhandedness is often a virtue in public discourse, but meaningful history is not necessarily about balance and fairness.
Academic text (2007) -
America's mediation effort under Rogers was at an end, and Nixon's ambitious policy of evenhandedness was essentially dead.
Academic text (1990) -
Certainly, a state that affords out-of-state investors greater privileges than it extends to its residents does not show the evenhandedness that the privileges and immunities clause seeks to promote.
Academic text (1993) -
In a dispute, it's important to demonstrate evenhandedness to ensure both sides feel heard.
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A good leader practices evenhandedness by treating all team members with fairness and respect.
Synonyms
236
1.9
Treating people equally and without bias
46
5.3
Fair and equal treatment of people, for example at work or school
11
5.3
Treating all people or sides fairly without favoring one
7
3.8
Making everyone feel welcome and treating them fairly
1
5.7
A state of being fair and morally right
1
5.7
Making honest decisions without favoring anyone
Fair and equal treatment of people when making decisions
Being fair and not taking sides
People have the same rights and chances
Antonyms
- Specialized
261
5.2
A strong unfair feeling that makes you like or dislike someone and affects decisions
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
evenhandedness = evenhanded (transparent) = even + hand + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the transparent adjective 'evenhanded', so the meaning is directly the quality of being evenhanded.
Etymology
Evenhandedness is made from even ('level' or 'equal'), hand ('side' or 'treatment') and the ending -ness ('quality'). So, it pictures giving every side the same hand, which is why it means the quality of being fair and treating people equally.