norm
noun OPAL W
/nɔːm/
/nɔːrm/
- (often the norm)[singular] a situation or a pattern of behaviour that is usual or expected synonym rule (4)
- The new design is a departure from the norm.
- Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.
Extra Examples- In the inner-city areas, poverty is the norm rather than the exception.
- On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.
- Small families are the norm nowadays.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accepted
- established
- ethical
- …
- be
- become
- conform to
- …
- above the norm
- below the norm
- over the norm
- …
- a departure from the norm
- a deviation from the norm
- an exception to the norm
- …
- norms[plural] standards of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a particular group or society
- social/cultural norms
- She considered people to be products of the values and norms of the society they lived in.
- accepted norms of behaviour
Collocations Race and immigrationRace and immigrationPrejudice and racism- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities
- perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
- entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
- hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
- damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- encourage/promote social integration
- outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- live in a multicultural society
- attack/criticize multiculturalism
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
- control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
- attract/draw a wave of immigrants
- assist/welcome refugees
- house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
- smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
- deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
- assimilate/integrate new immigrants
- employ/hire migrant workers
- exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
- have/hold dual citizenship
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accepted
- established
- ethical
- …
- be
- become
- conform to
- …
- above the norm
- below the norm
- over the norm
- …
- a departure from the norm
- a deviation from the norm
- an exception to the norm
- …
- [countable] a required or agreed standard, amount, etc.
- detailed education norms for children of particular ages
- The government claims that background radioactivity is well below international norms.
Extra Examples- There is a comparison of each child with the age norms.
- The revised norms are based on test scores of 2 050 children aged between five and ten.
- Public examination systems set up a norm, on which each student is judged.
- They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.
- accepted norms of international law
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin norma ‘precept, rule, carpenter's square’.