dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/bia_MW.json

{
  "BIA":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Bureau of Indian Affairs":[],
      "bachelor of industrial administration":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104021",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "bias":{
    "antonyms":[
      "poison",
      "prejudice",
      "turn"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a high-frequency voltage combined with an audio signal to reduce distortion in tape recording":[],
      ": a peculiarity in the shape of a bowl that causes it to swerve when rolled on the green in lawn bowling":[],
      ": a voltage applied to a device (such as a transistor control electrode) to establish a reference level for operation":[],
      ": an instance of such prejudice":[],
      ": at an angle : diagonally to the fibers of something":[
        "cut the meat on the bias",
        "carrots cut on the bias"
      ],
      ": awry":[],
      ": bent , tendency":[],
      ": deviation of the expected value of a statistical estimate from the quantity it estimates":[],
      ": diagonal , slanting":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of fabrics and their cut"
      ],
      ": diagonally":[
        "cut cloth bias"
      ],
      ": diagonally to the grain of a fabric":[
        "cut the cloth on the bias",
        "sleeves cut on the bias"
      ],
      ": systematic error introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others":[],
      ": the swerve of the bowl":[],
      ": to apply a slight negative or positive voltage to (something, such as a transistor)":[],
      ": to give a settled and often prejudiced outlook to":[
        "his background biases him against foreigners"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "\u2026 members of the opinion media will cherry-pick moments from the debate that support their own ideological biases . \u2014 Michelle Cottle , New Republic , 16 Oct. 2000",
      "Blatant racial and gender discrimination is just about over, creating a sociological space in which to worry about subtler forms of bias . \u2014 Gregg Easterbrook , New Republic , 20 Dec. 1999",
      "Like the printing press before it, the computer has a powerful bias toward amplifying personal autonomy and individual problem-solving. \u2014 Katha Pollitt , Nation , 9 Oct. 1995",
      "He showed a bias toward a few workers in particular.",
      "Do they have a bias against women",
      "The company was accused of racial bias .",
      "The decision was made without bias .",
      "She showed no bias toward older clients.",
      "a student with a strong bias towards the arts",
      "Verb",
      "Unfortunately, his convictions are not clearly and logically developed; they mostly lurk in the background biasing his reporting. He does not always give the reader a fair chance to follow the arguments of the actors\u2014even those with whom he ardently agrees. \u2014 Leonard Silk , New York Times Book Review , 24 Feb. 1980",
      "I don't want to bias you against the movie, but I thought the book was much better.",
      "The circumstances could bias the results of the survey.",
      "Adverb",
      "made of fabric cut bias",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In this environment, available to a certain number of external users, final user testing can be conducted without bias or pressure from internal and external stakeholders. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "This is, in part, because OpenAI wants their help to study areas such as disinformation and bias . \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The judge denied Maxwell's request and rejected her claim regarding potential bias . \u2014 Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News , 29 June 2022",
      "Many female farmers have struggled to receive agricultural assistance because of gender bias . \u2014 Heather Randell, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
      "Antitrust legislation may be a boon, but the larger goal is reining in Silicon Valley\u2019s anti-conservative bias . \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 27 June 2022",
      "But state lawmakers said an independent investigation was needed to ensure that conclusions are free of potential bias and conflicts. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Third aBank, for example, aims to eliminate bias from the recruitment process and offer flexibility, said spokeswoman Laura Passerallo. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
      "The report, commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation, cites a number of reasons for the disparities, including family rejection of LGBTQ youth, general bias and discrimination, and the economic difficulties propagated as a result. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But this can bias your decision-making from one that has a successful end in mind to a hypothetical catastrophe, which might be based on unfounded proof. \u2014 Amiee Ball, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Absent those, a premature pivot to Omicron might bias immune systems toward the wrong track. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Ohio immigrant-rights lawyers and advocates say Republicans are wrongly framing a public health emergency as a national security problem and contributing to bias against Latinos and immigrants regardless of their citizenship. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Expectations for her were high, and, as Brown-Nagin reveals, assumptions about how her race, gender and past work as a civil rights lawyer would bias her rulings were rampant. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Paule argued Hansen could possibly bias the jury by testifying in uniform. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The way the sponsors present their ideas can bias and influence decision making. \u2014 Tendayi Viki, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "This puts the bulk of the work on the front leg and should bias the glutes more than the quads. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Let your staff know your personal relationships will not bias your decisions or actions at work. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Opponents charge that Loudoun, by holding things like anti- bias trainings for employees, will teach children of different races to hate one another and White children to hate themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Some of the changes include anti- bias training and maintenance of an early intervention program for employees, with a focus on officers who have recent internal affairs investigations or use of force. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The district formed a Cultural Competency Council, ran anti- bias training for staff, and hired a diversity consultant. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The report also called for more funding to help UC thoroughly assess applications, provide anti- bias training for application readers and strengthen supports to help students complete their degrees. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "The report also called for more funding to help UC thoroughly assess applications, provide anti- bias training for application readers and strengthen supports to help students complete their degrees. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "The committee also planned to enroll Mountain Brook teachers in an anti- bias training -- but the district backtracked this summer after some parents criticized the training provider. \u2014 al , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "However, many conservative leaders and community groups nationwide are labeling all kinds of diversity and equity efforts, such as ethnic studies and anti- bias training, as critical race theory. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "The group also recommends more frequent teacher evaluations to help improve anti- bias practices. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
      "1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French biais":"Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bias Noun predilection , prepossession , prejudice , bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience. a predilection for travel prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it. a prepossession against technology prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance. a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing. a strong bias toward the plaintiff Verb incline , bias , dispose , predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions. I incline to agree bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice. the experience biased him against foreigners dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something. her nature disposes her to trust others predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself. does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence",
    "synonyms":[
      "favor",
      "nonobjectivity",
      "one-sidedness",
      "partiality",
      "parti pris",
      "partisanship",
      "ply",
      "prejudice",
      "tendentiousness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190301",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "biased":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disinterested",
      "equal",
      "equitable",
      "evenhanded",
      "fair",
      "impartial",
      "neutral",
      "nonpartisan",
      "objective",
      "unbiased",
      "unprejudiced"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exhibiting or characterized by bias":[],
      ": having an expected value different from the quantity or parameter estimated":[
        "a biased estimate"
      ],
      ": tending to yield one outcome more frequently than others in a statistical experiment":[
        "a biased coin"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It's also politically biased , full of slighting references to the Whigs, whom Johnson detested, and imperiously chauvinistic, wherever possible dismissing or making light of words imported from French. \u2014 Charles McGrath , New York Times Book Review , 4 Dec. 2005",
      "I am willing to believe that history is for the most part inaccurate and biased , but what is peculiar to our age is the abandonment of the idea that history could be truthfully written. In the past people deliberately lied, or they unconsciously colored what they wrote, or they struggled after the truth, well knowing that they must make many mistakes; but in each case they believed that 'the facts' existed and were more or less discoverable. \u2014 Leon Wieseltier , New Republic , 17 Feb. 2003",
      "The information experts say that it's dangerous to conclude very much from talking to people because you will never interact with a scientifically selected random sample. Thus, the information you derive from meeting people is biased or anecdotal. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Mar. 2002",
      "But even if you think I may be biased about the book's conclusions, please trust me about its awful prose. \u2014 James Martin , Commonweal , 3 May 2002",
      "She is too biased to write about the case objectively.",
      "He is biased against women.",
      "The judges of the talent show were biased toward musical acts.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tech companies have denied that they are biased or are interfering with political debate. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "But while some Democrats believe there is not enough gatekeeping on the sites, some Republicans believe there is too much and that it is biased against their voices. \u2014 David Zurawik, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "Tesla used a procedure in California law that lets a party to a lawsuit replace a judge without showing proof they are biased . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "One of them is that our very understanding of the geography of the brain\u2014where the borders of brain regions are\u2014is itself biased , having been developed primarily from data from white patients. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "We're probably definitely biased but this Adirondack chair from our new Country Living collection with Polywood is the perfect perch for any discerning CG. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "On initial cross-examination, Rottenborn tried to establish that she, as a sister and employee of Depp, is naturally biased . \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One is an instance of an AI algorithm collecting unnecessary customer data, while the other is a case involving biased AI decision-making. \u2014 Lewis Liu, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The standard, rear- biased xDrive all-wheel drive adds an infusion of poise, balance and true agility to the handling. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see bias entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "one-sided",
      "parti pris",
      "partial",
      "partisan",
      "prejudiced"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233913",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "biacromial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or between the two acromion processes":[
        "biacromial diameter"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6b\u012b-\u0259-\u00a6kr\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary bi- entry 1 + acromial":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142454"
  }
}