: the quality or state of being fair
especially
: fair or impartial treatment : lack of favoritism toward one side or another
This is the real Ponzi scheme that does injury to the American promise of fairness … —
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson The rules reflect the principles of procedural due process and fundamental fairness prescribed by the Constitution … —James O. Freedman
James O. Freedman … partisan gerrymandering has got so out of hand that it was up to the courts to restore a measure of fairness. —Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin We are living in the harsh world invented by a handful of corporate raiders whose values are completely foreign to the fairness and moderation that had so long served as the proper foundation of American success and the American dream. —Doris Haddock
Doris Haddock He did poorly, but in (all) fairness [=to be fair to him], he was tired.
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While many disability advocates see moving away from subminimum wage as a basic issue of fairness, others worry that raising pay could affect social service benefits for disabled workers or put some operations employing disabled workers out of business altogether.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Each of those three pillars come back to fairness and equity, and each, when executed correctly, can make workplaces fairer places to be.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
They are tasked with drawing district lines in a nonpartisan way that respects the guidelines and rules of geography, fairness, and opportunity.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Ethicists focus on concrete technical problems, such as trying to create metrics to better define and evaluate fairness in a broad range of machine-learning tasks.
—The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In fairness, questions about her own origin story very quickly become the least of Nell’s concerns.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, when implementing an AI for recruitment, consider how to detect bias in the algorithms, as this can improve the organization's hiring practices but will also demonstrate a commitment to fairness, transparency and diversity in the workplace.
—Amal Ps, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Governments most often operate under strict procurement regulations designed to ensure transparency, fairness and accountability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Although Biden provided a strong vision of tax fairness, some progressive sources of revenue, like a Wall Street tax, were left off his list.
—Susan Harley, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Each of those three pillars come back to fairness and equity, and each, when executed correctly, can make workplaces fairer places to be.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
They are tasked with drawing district lines in a nonpartisan way that respects the guidelines and rules of geography, fairness, and opportunity.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Ethicists focus on concrete technical problems, such as trying to create metrics to better define and evaluate fairness in a broad range of machine-learning tasks.
—The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In fairness, questions about her own origin story very quickly become the least of Nell’s concerns.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, when implementing an AI for recruitment, consider how to detect bias in the algorithms, as this can improve the organization's hiring practices but will also demonstrate a commitment to fairness, transparency and diversity in the workplace.
—Amal Ps, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Governments most often operate under strict procurement regulations designed to ensure transparency, fairness and accountability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Although Biden provided a strong vision of tax fairness, some progressive sources of revenue, like a Wall Street tax, were left off his list.
—Susan Harley, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairness. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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