double standard
noun
1
: a set of principles that applies differently and usually more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another
especially
: a code of morals that applies more severe standards of sexual behavior to women than to men
2
Examples of double standard in a Sentence
She argued that society applies a double standard in dealing with women who commit adultery.
Recent Examples on the Web
Democrats were quick to claim that Hunter Biden would not have been prosecuted had there been a legal double standard as Republicans call Trump the victim of a coordinated effort to keep him out of the White House.
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Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
This kind of double standards has no Olympic spirit at all, and has only exposed their arrogance, prejudice and discrimination to the world.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Criticism has focused especially on the effect of bias on the Cass approach, double standards in the interpretation of data, substandard scientific rigor, methodological flaws and a failure to properly substantiate claims.
—Cal Horton, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Some local activists and peace advocates accused Hiroshima authorities of double standards for excluding Russia and Belarus but allowing Israel to take part.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
This kind of double standards has no Olympic spirit at all, and has only exposed their arrogance, prejudice and discrimination to the world.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Criticism has focused especially on the effect of bias on the Cass approach, double standards in the interpretation of data, substandard scientific rigor, methodological flaws and a failure to properly substantiate claims.
—Cal Horton, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Some local activists and peace advocates accused Hiroshima authorities of double standards for excluding Russia and Belarus but allowing Israel to take part.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for double standard
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“Double standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20standard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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