neutrality

[ noo-tral-i-tee, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈtræl ɪ ti, nyu- /

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noun

the state of being neutral.

the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations: the continuous neutrality of Switzerland.

neutral status, as of a seaport during a war.

Nearby words

neutral spirits, neutral stain, neutral zone, neutralism, neutralist, neutrality, neutralization, neutralization plate, neutralization test, neutralize, neutralizing antibody

Origin of neutrality

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at neutral, -ity

Related forms

an·ti·neu·tral·i·ty, nounnon·neu·tral·i·ty, nounsem·i·neu·tral·i·ty, nounun·neu·tral·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for neutrality

“Because of the neutrality policy, we have partisans working together on the same articles,” Sanger explained.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With this new development, LEGO tacitly undermined its own claims to neutrality.
Why It Took LEGO So Long to Get the Memo: Girls Like Science, Too|Samantha Allen|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tehran has been actively working against Israeli-Turkmen relations, but Turkmenistan has fiercely asserted its neutrality.
Israel Looks to Eurasia to Achieve Top Energy and National Security Goals|Allison Good|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The original promise of the open Internet—neutrality, privacy, and data ownership—is eroding.
The Internet Shouldn’t Own You|Eric Klinker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Communities of impassioned religious believers may boast many virtues, but neutrality and detachment are not among them.
The New York Times as Substitute for Religion|Michael Medved|June 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Further than neutrality, Mitre, then president of Argentina, would not go.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson
Indifference or neutrality where the Son of God is concerned is high treason in the judgment of the high court of Heaven.
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II|Charles Henry Mackintosh
The very first distinction to be made between different kinds of neutrality is that between perpetual or other neutrality.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
He attempted, by throwing out hints of neutrality, to escape without further loss.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
While of course the strain now is nothing like what it was during the days of neutrality, there's yet some strain.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for neutrality

neutrality

/ (njuːˈtrælɪtɪ) /

noun

the state or character of being neutral, esp in a dispute, contest, etc

the condition of being chemically or electrically neutral

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