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neutral

adjective (NO OPINION)
 
 
/ˈnjuː.trəl/ US  /ˈnuː-/

Definition

C1 not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war: If there's an argument between my daughter and her mother, it's important that I remain neutral. The peace conference would have to be held in a neutral country. I'd rather meet on neutral ground/territory (= somewhere not controlled by or connected to either of us) rather than in his apartment.Unbiased or impartial
(Definition of neutral adjective (NO OPINION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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