as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his unimpeachable neutrality makes him the ideal person to judge which of us is right
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Recent Examples of neutrality
Given the isolationist tendencies of the U.S. public and Congress in the pre-war years—best exemplified by passage of the neutrality laws in the mid 1930s—Roosevelt’s ability to counter the economic autarky and expansionist aims of fascist Germany, Italy, and Japan was severely limited.
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Time, 12 Apr. 2025
This is part of Yamaha’s big plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, using a mix of electric, alternative fuels and now hydrogen technology.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Or a brand claiming carbon neutrality without disclosing whether its offsets are verified or effective.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
China has always claimed neutrality in Russia’s war on Ukraine and repeatedly tells its citizens not to get involved in foreign conflicts.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Time, 12 Apr. 2025
This is part of Yamaha’s big plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, using a mix of electric, alternative fuels and now hydrogen technology.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Or a brand claiming carbon neutrality without disclosing whether its offsets are verified or effective.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
China has always claimed neutrality in Russia’s war on Ukraine and repeatedly tells its citizens not to get involved in foreign conflicts.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutrality
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Unlike any other mode of communication, mathematics offers a starting point rooted not in emotion or partisanship, but in objectivity — where evidence, data and reason lead the conversation.—
Vicki Abeles,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Clooney enjoins his comrades to feel justified in twisting journalism from objectivity to partisanship.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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