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Double standard Moderate

Double standard has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

2

The situation of two or more groups, one of which is tacitly excused from following a standard generally regarded as applying to all groups, or contrariwise, forced to follow a standard others are tacitly excused from

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ethic
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
double standard of sexual behavior
Rhyming Words
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