impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
(ˌ)im-ˈpär-shəl 
: not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
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Impartial vs Partial
To be "partial to" or "partial toward" someone or something is to be somewhat biased or prejudiced, which means that a person who is partial really only sees part of the whole picture. To be impartial is the opposite. The United Nations sends impartial observers to monitor elections in troubled countries. We hope judges and juries will be impartial when they hand down verdicts. But grandparents aren't expected to be impartial when describing their new grandchild.
Examples of impartial in a Sentence
an impartial analysis of the case
an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 20 July 2025
While representing a 26-year-old Shoshone County woman accused in 2014 of suffocating her boyfriend’s 22-month-old child, Taylor succeeded in getting the trial moved to Kootenai County out of concern of seating an impartial jury.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Lawson's attorneys, Robert Boyd and Kevin Coleman, said errors occurred in both the pre-trial and trial phases and that despite moving the case out of Nelson County, an impartial jury was unattainable.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 July 2025
Installing a Secretary of Labor and State Labor Commissioner committed to impartial enforcement, timely resolutions, and restoring public trust.
—Steve Hilton, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
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“Impartial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impartial. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
(ˈ)im-ˈpär-shəl
: treating all equally : not partial
an impartial judge
Legal Definition
impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
im-ˈpär-shəl
: not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
impartially
adverb
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