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Definition of neutrality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

neutrality

noun
 
/njuːˈtræləti/
 
/nuːˈtræləti/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the state of not supporting either side in a disagreement, competition or war
    • Switzerland declared its neutrality.
    • I'm afraid we cannot guarantee the neutrality of the courts.
    see also net neutrality
    Extra Examples
    • a policy of armed neutrality.
    • the commission's neutrality between Protestants and Catholics
    • There is a long tradition of political neutrality in the civil service.
    Topics War and conflictc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • political
    • religious
    • armed
    • …
    verb + neutrality
    • declare
    • maintain
    • preserve
    • …
    preposition
    • neutrality  between
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