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title: impartiality — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «impartiality» in the school dictionary: Being fair and not taking sides; treating everyone in the same way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# impartiality

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**Who acts:** judge, Judges, news channel, channel, teacher, Impartiality · **What happens:** be, not take, treat, not favour, question, show · **To what, where:** sides, everyone, same way, one person, impartiality, election coverage

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«impartiality» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [impartiality in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impartiality.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Being fair and not taking sides; treating everyone in the same way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:m1:1
# text = Being fair and not taking sides; treating everyone in the same way.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
6	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	treating	treat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **take** | gerund |  | sides |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |
| 3 | **treat** | gerund |  |  | everyone | the same way |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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In news, law and sport, the rule that a judge, referee, reporter or teacher must not favour one person or group.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:m2:1
# text = In news, law and sport, the rule that a judge, referee, reporter or teacher must not favour one person or group.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	reporter	reporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
19	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	favour	favour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **favour** | must | a judge and referee and reporter or teacher | one person or group |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The referee's impartiality was questioned after the penalty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x1:1
# text = The referee's impartiality was questioned after the penalty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	questioned	question	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **question** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the referee's impartiality |  |  | after the penalty |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Judges must show impartiality in court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x2:1
# text = Judges must show impartiality in court.
1	Judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | must | Judges | impartiality |  |  |  | in court | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent impartiality=Patient in court=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The news channel promised impartiality in its election coverage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x3:1
# text = The news channel promised impartiality in its election coverage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	coverage	coverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the news channel | impartiality |  | channel's election coverage |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent impartiality=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** |  | channel |  |  |  |  |  | nom coverage «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Our teacher marked the stories blind to keep her impartiality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x4:1
# text = Our teacher marked the stories blind to keep her impartiality.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | past | Our teacher | the stories |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent story=Destination |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | Our teacher *not said here* | teacher's impartiality |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impartiality=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Impartiality means treating your best friend and a stranger the same in a game.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x5:1
# text = Impartiality means treating your best friend and a stranger the same in a game.
1	Impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	treating	treat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Impartiality |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **treat** *not said to happen* | gerund | Impartiality *not said here* | your best friend and a stranger |  | a game |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A judge who knows the person on trial may step aside to protect impartiality.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impartiality:x6:1
# text = A judge who knows the person on trial may step aside to protect impartiality.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	impartiality	impartiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a judge | the person |  | trial |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |
| 2 | **step** | may | a judge |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive | a judge *not said here* | impartiality |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impartiality=Beneficiary |

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