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discrimination

Definition for discrimination

noun as in bias

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No one should be at risk of discrimination simply because of who they are, whom they love, or the state in which they reside.

Former co-CEO Eileen Murray sued Bridgewater in July over her deferred compensation, and alleged gender discrimination in an ongoing battle over her departure package.

From Fortune

They battled harassment, discrimination, and a wall of socio-political opposition.

From Fortune

On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the home-sharing platform.

Observers told the Blade they think the audience is not LGBTQ voters, but suburban mothers who are fearful of discrimination against their children and friends.

In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.

But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.

After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.

In 2013, with help from corporations, the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act finally passed in the Senate.

And as bad as it might be for gay or lesbian people, the discrimination is markedly worse for transgender people.

If we had shot 'em without discrimination, the cowards would have got bold, seein' that they weren't safer in rear than in front.

Let the student continue this comparison till he attains very nearly the brevity and discrimination displayed by Mr. Killick.

In selecting him for this important post Napoleon showed that power of discrimination which contributed so greatly to his success.

Dividends must be distributed among the stockholders without unjust discrimination.

The Unemployed Workmen Act carries this contrary policy of discrimination according to merit into the class of the able-bodied.

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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to discrimination, such as: bigotry, favoritism, hatred, inequity, injustice, and intolerance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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