noun · academic
impartiality
UK/ˌɪmpɑːˈtɪə(r)əlɪti/US/ˌɪmpɑːrˈtɪəriəlɪti/im·par·TI·al·i·ty
the quality of being fair and not supporting any side in a dispute or debate
Examples
“The impartiality of the judges was questioned after the leaked emails.”
“News organisations must strive for impartiality in their reporting.”
“Impartiality is a core principle in ethical journalism.”
Band 8 sentence
“To preserve credibility, editors must enforce impartiality across all political coverage.”
Collocations
- maintain impartiality
- question someone's impartiality
Word family
Common mistakes
The judge kept impartiality during the trial.→The judge remained impartial during the trial.
There was no impartiality in the report.→The report showed no impartiality.
Say it for a higher band
5fairness→6neutrality→7+impartiality
Synonyms
neutrality
Easily confused
neutrality
“The country's neutrality during the conflict was internationally recognised.”
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