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adjective

impartial

CEFR B2

treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair

In a sentence

Six example sentences with impartial, each labelled with its topic.

  • An impartial juror must set aside what she read in the newspapers and weigh only the evidence presented in court.

    Law

  • Tournament organizers hired an impartial referee with no ties to either clan to review every disputed round.

    Gaming

  • The contest judges stayed impartial by scoring every print with the entrant's name and studio hidden from view.

    Photography

  • The league flies in impartial referees for the finals, none of whom have worked either team's home games all season.

    Basketball

  • The boundary commission is meant to be impartial, drawing districts by population alone without asking which party benefits.

    Politics

  • Adam Smith imagined an impartial spectator inside each of us, judging our conduct as a fair stranger would.

    Philosophy

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