impartiality
Judging without favoritism
Impartiality is the quality of being fair and unbiased, treating all sides equally without favoritism.
A judge must maintain impartiality; a journalist strives for it.
The word implies neutrality—not taking a side when one has the power or responsibility to decide: The investigation's impartiality was questioned when ties to the defendant emerged.
One who decides
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
tribunal · judiciary · deliberation · ruling · verdict · due process · recusal · conflict of interest
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- fair-mindednessUnbiased, equitable thinking
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- disinterestednessAbsence of selfish motive
open-mindedness · fair play · equal treatment · balance · neutrality · nonpartisanship · unbiasedness · fair dealing
Freedom from personal bias
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- factualGrounded in truth
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- logicalBased on valid reasoning
scientific · data-driven · rigorous · methodical · systematic · rational · uncolored · clinical
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- composureEmotional self-control
- coolheadednessMental steadiness during stress
levelheadedness · sobriety · reserve · self-control · measured · collected · unruffled · temperate
judge
One who decides
adjudicator · tribunal · judiciary · deliberation · ruling · verdict · due process · recusal · conflict of interest · bench
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- fair-mindednessUnbiased, equitable thinking
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
disinterestedness · open-mindedness · fair play · equal treatment · balance · neutrality · nonpartisanship · unbiasedness · fair dealing · level playing field
objectivity
Freedom from personal bias
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- factualGrounded in truth
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
logical · scientific · data-driven · rigorous · methodical · systematic · rational · uncolored · clinical · critical thinking
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- composureEmotional self-control
coolheadedness · levelheadedness · sobriety · reserve · self-control · measured · collected · unruffled · temperate · even-keeled
- press ethicsjournalistic ethics, journalistic integrity, ethical journalism, editorial standards, ethical standards
- Judge Evaluationjudicial conduct, judicial ethics, temperament, fairness, professionalism
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- fair playfair chance, fair shake, respect, fair treatment, honesty
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- tolerancetolerance, forbearance, patience, understanding, empathy
impartialityfavoritism
Preferential treatment of some
favouritism · partiality · unfairness · discrimination · nepotism
impartialitybias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
prejudice · partiality · subjectivity · one-sidedness · prejudgment
impartialitypartisanship
Loyalty to one faction
bias · tribalism · allegiance · zealotry · advocacy
part, partner, depart, partial, partition, impartial, compartment, particle, partiality