ˌeven-ˈhanded BrE AmE adjective
giving fair and equal treatment to everyone SYN fair :
He was very even-handed in the way he treated his employees.
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THESAURUS
▪ fair treating people equally or in the way that is right:
It’s not fair that she gets paid more than me.
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Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
▪ just formal morally right and fair:
a just punishment
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a just cause
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a just society
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Do you think it was a just war?
▪ reasonable fair and sensible according to most people’s standards:
a reasonable request
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Lateness, without a reasonable excuse, will not be tolerated.
▪ balanced giving fair and equal treatment to all sides of an argument or subject:
Balanced reporting of the news is essential.
▪ even-handed giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, especially when it would be easy to favour one particular group:
The drama takes an even-handed look at the consequences of violent crime, both on attackers and their victims.
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The film is even-handed and does not try to make you support either side.
▪ equitable /ˈekwətəb ə l, ˈekwɪtəb ə l/ formal giving equal treatment to everyone involved:
We need an equitable solution to this problem.
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a more equitable distribution of wealth