Meaning Of The Word Double standard

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double standard
countable noun: If you accuse a person or institution of applying double standards in their treatment of different groups of people, you mean that they unfairly allow more freedom of behaviour to one group than to another.

double standard in American English
a system, code, criterion, etc. applied unequally; specif., a code of behavior that is stricter for women than for men, esp. in matters of sex
noun: any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, esp. an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women

double standard in British English
noun: a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another

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