fair play

noun

: equitable or impartial treatment : justice

passage of the fair-play amendment abolishing the practice of contested delegates voting in their own and other delegate contests — Roscoe Drummond

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fair play,

fair action or treatment, as in a game or in business: »

... the spirit of competition, which is not something to be deplored if kept in bounds by a spirit of fair play (Newsweek).

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n. respect for the rules or equal treatment of all concerned

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noun [noncount]

: a way of behaving or of treating other people that is honest and fair

The court's decision goes against my sense of fair play. [=the court's decision does not seem fair to me]

— see also turnabout is fair play at ↑turnabout

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ˌfair ˈplay [fair play] noun uncountable

the fact of playing a game or acting honestly, fairly and according to the rules

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a player admired for his

sense of fair play

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The task of the organization is to

ensure fair play

when food is distributed to the refugees.

Idiom: ↑fair play to somebody  

Example Bank:

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The task of the international observers is to ensure fair play in the distribution of food and medicines.