disinterested

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Indeed, the BBC's director general Mark Thompson can hardly be described as a disinterested party: in 2005 he made a trip to Jerusalem where he met with Ariel Sharon in what was seen in Israel as an attempt to 'build bridges' and 'a "softening" to the corporation's unofficial editorial line on the Middle East '.

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  1. adjective Free of bias and self-interest; impartial: "disinterested scientific opinion on fluorides in the water supply” (Ellen R. Shell).
  2. adjective Not interested; indifferent: "supremely disinterested in all efforts to find a peaceful solution” (C.L. Sulzberger).
  3. adjective Having lost interest.
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  • There's no longer any such thing as a disinterested, neutral position (if there ever was). —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
  • Indeed, the BBC's director general Mark Thompson can hardly be described as a disinterested party: in 2005 he made a trip to Jerusalem where he met with Ariel Sharon in what was seen in Israel as an attempt to 'build bridges' and 'a "softening" to the corporation's unofficial editorial line on the Middle East '. —  CounterPunch
  • Indeed, the BBC's director general Mark Thompson can hardly be described as a disinterested party: in 2005 he made a trip to Jerusalem where he met with Ariel Sharon in what was seen in Israel as an attempt to "build bridges" and "a 'softening' to the corporation's unofficial editorial line on the Middle East." —  Electronic Intifada : Palestine
  • These good people aren't ignorant or even necessarily disinterested, they're busy, consumed in their everyday battles. —  Israelated - English Israel blogs
  • No matter how ridiculous to the disinterested -- indignant Clintonites wondering how their sisters can "fall for this crap" take note -- the Rs could always claim Palin was attacked and make it stick enough with the people they want to keep pumped. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
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  1. A later form of disinteressed, disinterest, a., as if from disinterest, v. or n., + -ed.
 

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/dɪsˈɪntərɛstɛd/
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