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neutrality

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noun/njuːˈtɹæləti//nuˈtɹæləti/
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.uncountableusually

    • And what happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances.
    • Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
  2. 2

    Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.obsoleteuncountableusually

    • There is no health; physicians say that we At best enjoy but a neutrality.
  3. 3

    The quality or state of being neutral.uncountableusually

  4. 4

    The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.uncountableusually

    • 70% vote against tightening centuries-old neutrality, which far right said was being eroded by sanctions against Russia[.]
  5. 5

    Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.uncountableusually

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