evenhandedness

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Etymology

From evenhanded +‎ -ness.

Noun

evenhandedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being evenhanded; fairness, impartiality.
    • 2007 January 26, Marc Santora, “Iraq Leader and Sunni Officials in Clash on Security”, in New York Times:
      The uproar [] came as the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, is under increasing pressure to demonstrate evenhandedness.

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