nonarbitrary
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈɑːrbɪtrəri/
- The organization's policies are nonarbitrary, designed to promote equal opportunities for all employees.
Examples
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To ensure fairness, the judge provided a nonarbitrary assessment of the evidence presented.
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The committee made a nonarbitrary decision based on clear guidelines and data.
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As Rhoda Howard points out: "The key to legitimacy will be, however, not the indigenous nature of the law, but whether it is perceived to be fair and nonarbitrary."
Academic text (1992) -
Republicans argue, however, that public authority does not constitute "alien control" if the state is properly "checked" to ensure that it does not serve as an instrument of arbitrary control. A state that interferes with private choices on a nonarbitrary basis to secure a regime of secure and equal freedom does not dominate its people.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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7.7
When things that happen before make the result sure and not random
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Not chosen by chance and having a clear pattern
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Must follow law or rules and cannot be a personal choice
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Free from personal feelings and based on facts
Not decided by personal choice or chance
Antonyms
How Arbitrary
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Morphology
Etymology
Nonarbitrary is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and arbitrary meaning 'based on a person's choice or wish', the same root you see in arbitrate 'to decide for others'. So a nonarbitrary rule or decision is not a personal choice but is based on evidence, clear rules, or fair reasons.