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double standard
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double standard
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double standard
noun
plural
double standards
double standard
noun
plural
double standards
Learner's definition of DOUBLE STANDARD
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a situation in which two people, groups, etc., are treated very differently from each other in a way that is unfair to one of them
She argued that society applies a
double standard
in dealing with women who commit adultery.
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