Evenhandedness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being evenhanded; fairness, impartiality. uncountable

    "The uproar […] came as the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, is under increasing pressure to demonstrate evenhandedness."

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detachmentequityfairnessgive-and-takeimpartialityindifference

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"The uproar […] came as the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, is under increasing pressure to demonstrate evenhandedness."

Etymology

From evenhanded + -ness.

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