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                            fair 
treating people equally or in the way that is right: 
• It’s not fair that she gets paid more than me. • Everyone has the right to a fair trial. 
just 
formal morally right and fair: 
• a just punishment • a just cause • a just society • Do you think it was a just war? 
reasonable 
fair and sensible according to most people’s standards: 
• a reasonable request • Lateness, without a reasonable excuse, will not be tolerated. 
balanced 
giving fair and equal treatment to all sides of an argument or subject: 
• Balanced reporting of the news is essential. 
even-handed 
giving fair and equal treatment to everyone, especially when it would be easy to favour one particular group: 
• The drama takes an even-handed look at the consequences of violent crime, both on attackers and their victims. • The film is even-handed and does not try to make you support either side. 
equitable 
 formal giving equal treatment to everyone involved: 
• We need an equitable solution to this problem. • a more equitable distribution of wealth
                        
                        
 
                        
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                              adj. VERBS  be, seem | make sth I'll give you ten pounds each to make it fair. | consider sth, think sth I didn't think it fair that the others should be allowed to go but not me. ADV.  scrupulously, very It's important to be scrupulously fair when marking the final exam paper. | absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite, totally I don't care what he thinks. It seems perfectly fair to me. That doesn't seem quite fair. | hardly It's hardly fair that I should be working while everyone else is enjoying themselves! | pretty, reasonably PHRASES  to be fair To be fair, we hadn't really spent enough time on the job. PREP.  to That seems fair to all sides.,   noun ADJ.  major | annual | trade | antiques, book, craft, horse VERB + FAIR  attend, go to, visit | have, hold, host The city is holding its annual trade fair in May this year. | organize She is organizing next year's book fair. FAIR + VERB  take place PREP.  at a/the ~ I bought it at a local craft fair.
                        
                        
 
                        
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