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We propose to remove this bias in favour of settlement.The report accuses the ombudsman of ignoring evidence, dragging out investigations for years and being biased in favour of the NHS.And these are only a few of many irrational biases.We all have implicit or unconscious biases that impact our behavior.There is no need to show actual bias.They should have kept their political bias to themselves.There should be a bias in favour of the real underdog.Why should they when a biased legal system will reward their idleness?In the balance of nature there must be an opposite bias.School leaders also have a responsibility to tackle unconscious bias where it creeps in.Such contact is forbidden as it could be seen as showing bias toward a particular party.Some former staffers also said that political bias played a role in story selection.Now it turns out to be grotesquely biased in favour of single mums.There is a serious bias in the system against such relationships.Training for unconscious gender bias may also be required for university councils and leaders who make senior appointments.And where does the dividing line lie between racial bias and crude, alcoholic thuggery? Cutting a continuous bias strip This is a quick way of cutting a long length of bias strip.Nearly all of them were cut on the bias, so that the fabric skimmed the body rather than clinging to it.The drive against political correctness includes plans to revise the curriculum for primary and secondary pupils to correct a perceived bias towards left-wing thinking.WE must be biased and only see the good England do.What with the bias cutting wastage, this comes out pricey by anyone's measure.Indeed, science is a system of knowledge whose most important feature is that it seeks to control the influence of various biases on the conduct of research.It is one of those biases, all the rage in academic circles right now, that explain many of the eccentricities of human behaviour.

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bias

British English: bias NOUN
Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another.
  • American English: bias
  • Brazilian Portuguese: parcialidade
  • Chinese: 偏见
  • European Spanish: inclinación
  • French: parti pris
  • German: Vorliebe
  • Italian: preferenza
  • Japanese: ひいき
  • Korean: 편견
  • European Portuguese: parcialidade
  • Latin American Spanish: inclinación
British English: bias VERB
To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice.
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.
  • American English: bias
  • Brazilian Portuguese: influenciar
  • Chinese: 使...有偏见
  • European Spanish: afectar
  • French: influencer
  • German: beeinflussen
  • Italian: condizionare
  • Japanese: ひいきする
  • Korean: 편견을 갖게 하다
  • European Portuguese: influenciar
  • Latin American Spanish: afectar

All related terms of 'bias'

Chinese translation of 'bias'

bias

(ˈbaɪəs)

n

  1. (u) (= prejudice) 成见(見) (chéngjiàn)
  2. (c) (= preference) 偏向 (piānxiàng)
(noun) 
Definition
mental tendency, esp. prejudice
There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
Synonyms
prejudice
a victim of racial prejudice
leaning
I always had a leaning towards sport.
bent
a bent for natural history
tendency
He has a tendency towards snobbery.
inclination
She set out to follow her artistic inclinations.
penchant
She had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
intolerance
an act of religious intolerance
bigotry
He deplored religious bigotry.
propensity
She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
favouritism
Accusations of political favouritism abound.
predisposition
the predisposition to behave in a certain way
nepotism
They protested at what they described as nepotism and corruption in the government.
unfairness
predilection
his predilection for expensive whisky
proclivity (formal)
Los Angeles's unique proclivity for experimental arty endeavour
partiality
The judge was accused of partiality.
narrow-mindedness
proneness
He has a proneness to making unfortunate remarks.
one-sidedness
Opposites
equity
,
equality
,
fairness
,
neutrality
,
objectivity
,
impartiality
,
open-mindedness
(noun) 
Definition
a diagonal cut across the weave of a fabric
The fabric, cut on the bias, hangs as light as a cobweb.
Synonyms
slant
They give a slant to every single news item that's put on the air.
cross
angle
He was considering the idea from all angles.
diagonal line
(verb) 
Definition
to cause to have a bias
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.
Synonyms
influence
The conference influenced us to launch the campaign.
colour
The attitude of parents colours the way their children behave.
weight
The electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.
prejudice
I think your upbringing has prejudiced you.
distort
The media distorts reality.
sway
Don't ever be swayed by fashion.
warp
Rainwater had warped the door's timber.
slant
The coverage was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good.
predispose
Some factors predispose certain individuals to criminal behaviour.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of angle
Definition
point of view
He was considering the idea from all angles.
Synonyms
point of view,
position,
approach,
direction,
aspect,
perspective,
outlook,
viewpoint,
slant,
standpoint,
take (informal),
side
in the sense of bent
Definition
personal inclination or aptitude
a bent for natural history
Synonyms
inclination,
ability,
taste,
facility,
talent,
leaning,
tendency,
preference,
faculty,
forte,
flair,
knack,
penchant,
bag (slang),
propensity,
aptitude,
predisposition,
predilection,
proclivity (formal),
turn of mind
in the sense of bigotry
He deplored religious bigotry.
Synonyms
intolerance,
discrimination,
racism,
prejudice,
bias,
ignorance,
injustice,
sexism,
unfairness,
xenophobia,
chauvinism,
fanaticism,
sectarianism,
jingoism,
racialism,
dogmatism,
faith hate,
provincialism,
narrow-mindedness,
mindlessness,
pig-ignorance (slang),
illiberality

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