fair-treatment
/ˌfeə ˈtriːt.mənt/ IELTSAcademic
noun
Fair treatment means acting in a just and equal way toward people. It means not giving unfair advantage, bias, or discrimination to anyone.
- Everyone deserves fair treatment at work.
- The policy promises fair treatment for all students.
- Fair treatment builds trust in a team.
Adinary Nuance
Fair treatment is broader than equality. Equality means giving the same to everyone, while fair treatment means giving people what is just and reasonable in the situation. It is also close to justice, but justice often sounds more legal or formal.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- đối xử công bằng
- Spanish
- trato justo
- Chinese
- 公平对待
- Japanese
- 公正な扱い
- Korean
- 공정한 대우
Etymology
Fair comes from Old English fæger, meaning 'just' or 'pleasant'. Treatment comes from French traitement, from traiter, meaning 'to deal with' or 'to handle'.
Common phrases
fair treatment of employeesfair treatment for alldemand fair treatment
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Frequently asked questions
- Is fair treatment a formal phrase?
- Yes. It is common in business, school, and legal writing.
- What is the difference between fair treatment and equality?
- Equality means the same treatment for everyone. Fair treatment means treatment that is just in the situation.
- Can I use fair treatment in IELTS writing?
- Yes. It works well in academic and opinion essays about rights, jobs, and education.