double standard

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noun

any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women.Compare single standard (def. 1).

Economics. bimetallism.

Origin of double standard

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby double standard

double-space, double Spanish burton, doublespeak, double spread, double stain, double standard, double standard of sexual behavior, double star, double steal, double stop, double sugar

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Example sentences from the Web for double standard

As long as that double-standard persists, no algorithm can fix its injustice.
Facebook Apologizes For, but Doesn’t Retract, Discriminatory ‘Real Name’ Policy|Jay Michaelson|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ignoring them entirely would indeed be a double-standard—one in Israel's favor.
Is The Israeli Press Only "Partly Free"?|Ali Gharib|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In my column for CNN, I explain why Rush Limbaugh is not facing a double-standard: "It's not fair!"
Is This the Lowest Limbaugh Can Go?|David Frum|March 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Whether he is glad or sorry to think of the effects that his double-standard pleasures have had upon American women?
Possessed|Cleveland Moffett

Whether he would wish his sons to follow in his double-standard footsteps?
Possessed|Cleveland Moffett

British Dictionary definitions for double standard

double standard

noun

a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another

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Idioms and Phrases with double standard

double standard

A set of principles establishing different provisions for one group than another; also, specifically, allowing men more sexual freedom than women. For example, She complained that her father had a double standard—her brothers were allowed to date, but she was not, even though she was older. [Mid-1900s]

单词	double standard
释义	double standard SEE SYNONYMS FOR double standard ON THESAURUS.COM noun any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women.Compare single standard (def. 1). Economics. bimetallism. Origin of double standard First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby double standard double-space, double Spanish burton, doublespeak, double spread, double stain, double standard, double standard of sexual behavior, double star, double steal, double stop, double sugar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double standard As long as that double-standard persists, no algorithm can fix its injustice. Facebook Apologizes For, but Doesn’t Retract, Discriminatory ‘Real Name’ Policy\|Jay Michaelson\|October 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ignoring them entirely would indeed be a double-standard—one in Israel's favor. Is The Israeli Press Only "Partly Free"?\|Ali Gharib\|May 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In my column for CNN, I explain why Rush Limbaugh is not facing a double-standard: "It's not fair!" Is This the Lowest Limbaugh Can Go?\|David Frum\|March 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Whether he is glad or sorry to think of the effects that his double-standard pleasures have had upon American women? Possessed\|Cleveland Moffett Whether he would wish his sons to follow in his double-standard footsteps? Possessed\|Cleveland Moffett British Dictionary definitions for double standard double standard noun a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with double standard double standard A set of principles establishing different provisions for one group than another; also, specifically, allowing men more sexual freedom than women. For example, She complained that her father had a double standard—her brothers were allowed to date, but she was not, even though she was older. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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