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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impartial \Im*par"tial\, a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf F.
impartial.]
Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all
alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable;
fair; just --Shak.
Jove is impartial, and to both the same --Dryden.
A comprehensive and impartial view. --Macaulay.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
impartial
adj 1: showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an
impartial judge" [syn: {fair}] [ant: {partial}]
2: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an
unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the
impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: {unprejudiced}] [ant:
{prejudiced}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
IMPARTIAL, adj Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage
from espousing either side of a controversy or adopting either of two
conflicting opinions.
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