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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Without bias or prejudice; impartial. synonym: fair.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Free from bias, undue partiality, or prejudice; impartial: as, an unbiased mind; an unbiased opinion or decision.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective impartial or without bias or prejudice

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective characterized by a lack of partiality
  • adjective without bias

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Examples

  • The Marine commander, offering what he called his unbiased opinion in the best interests of the service, explained in considerable detail why he thought the assignment of Negroes would jeopardize the fire-fighting ability of the ammunition depot.

    Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Morris J. MacGregor

  • John King's Sunday programming, State of the Union, is a benchmark in unbiased newscasting of current events – I hope his replacement program of Lou Dobbs maintains the high standards he has established with State of the Union. walter keller

    John King to replace Lou Dobbs 2009

  • So long as statewide and Congressional district polling numbers remain unbiased (in the statistical sense), as they have been for at least the last decade, such probabilities are probably about right.

    Explaining The Pollster-Dashboard Win Probabilities The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • He did NOT say Earth obsevations should be neglected, but rather that science goals should remain unbiased in this matter.

    Planetary Society Responds to Schmitt Resignation - NASA Watch 2008

  • Googling (update 22) google. com - Obama ACORN Community Reinvestment Act - this blog is number 2 google. com - obama community reinvestment act - this blog is number 5 google. com - compare and contrast obama and mccain unbiased - this blog is number 2

    Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • How unbiased is the news you are getting from the traditional media?

    Easter Lemming Liberal News 2008

  • I personally think that CNN'S claim to be unbiased is greatly exgaggerated.

    Polls: Clinton, Obama tied in Indiana 2008

  • The BBC have no interest in unbiased news reporting in Israel, they want Israel gone.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • The BBC have no interest in unbiased news reporting in Israel, they want Israel gone.

    Unbiased news reporting BBC style Not a sheep 2008

  • It gets worse, no commercial fuel crop that is under consideration or that is already approved in the U.S. has had the benefit of long-term unbiased testing.

    They Call It "Pharming" And It's Phrightening! 2008

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