SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT, THE

Meaning of SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT, THE in English

ˌSex Discrimiˈnation ˌAct, the BrE AmE

a British law passed in 1975 to prevent SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION (=unfair treatment of someone because of their sex) , especially in employment and education

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ACT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of …
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SEX — I. ˈseks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus; probably akin to Latin secare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACT — I. ˈakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acte, partly from Latin actus doing, driving, performance, recital, part of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCRIMINATION — də̇ˌskriməˈnāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin discrimination-, discriminatio act of contrasting opposite thoughts, separation, distribution, from Latin discriminatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEX — /seks/ , n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCRIMINATION — — discriminational , adj. /di skrim'euh nay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. an act or instance of discriminating. 2. treatment or consideration …
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ACT — /akt/ , n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process …
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SEX — v. identify the sex of, determine sex of something; excite, arouse the sexual desires; turn on, arouse in a sexual …
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SEX — I. ˈseks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus Date: 14th century 1. : either of the two major forms …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACT — I. ˈakt noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Latin actus doing, act, from agere to drive, do; partly from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEX — noun one of the groups founded on this distinction. 2. sex ·noun one of the two divisions of organic beings …
Webster English vocab
DISCRIMINATION — noun that which discriminates; mark of distinction. 2. discrimination ·noun the state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ACT — vi to perform on the stage; to represent a character. 2. act ·vt to feign or counterfeit; to simulate. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SEX — [sex] n [ME, fr. L sexus] (14c) 1: either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
Britannica English vocabulary
DISCRIMINATION — in psychology, the ability to perceive and respond to differences among stimuli. It is considered a more advanced form of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEX — sex BrE AmE seks ▷ sexed sekst (= sext) ▷ sexes ˈseks ɪz -əz ▷ sexing ˈseks ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEX — / seks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the state of being male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISCRIMINATION — / dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] discrimination (against sb) | discrimination (in favour of sb) the practice …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACT — / ækt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH THAT SB DOES 1. [ C ] a particular thing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. sex 1 S1 W2 AC /seks/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , ↑ sexism …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISCRIMINATION — di ‧ scrim ‧ i ‧ na ‧ tion /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃ ə n, dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACT — I. act 1 S1 W1 /ækt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act , ↑ action ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACT — n. & v. --n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEX — n., adj., & v. n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACT — n. & v. n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Oxford English vocab
ACT — n. & v. n. 1. something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Oxford English vocab
SEX — ( sexes, sexing, sexed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISCRIMINATION — 1. Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACT — ( acts, acting, acted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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DISCRIMINATION — 1. Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sex crime (= in which someone is sexually attacked ) a sex scandal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISCRIMINATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES age discrimination ▪ laws against age discrimination in the workplace age discrimination gender bias/inequality/discrimination (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a criminal offence/act (= a crime ) ▪ Cruelty to animals is a criminal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACT — n. sacramental act Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 Constitutional Act …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DISCRIMINATION — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, acquired taste, acumen, adjudgment, adjudication, aestheticism, alteration, analysis, anatomization, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — noun 1 male or female ADJECTIVE ▪ female , male ▪ opposite ▪ At that age they can start becoming …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISCRIMINATION — noun 1 treating a person/group unfairly ADJECTIVE ▪ gender , sex , sexual , sexual-orientation ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACT — I. noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable , kind ▪ heroic , selfless ▪ a heroic ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEX — INDEX: relating to being male or female 1. male or female 2. places for people of both sexes 3. for …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — See ↑ SEX 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ casual sex • ↑ have sex
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — n. 25B6; noun they talked about sex : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, (sexual) relations; mating, copulation; …
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DISCRIMINATION — n. 25B6; noun racial discrimination : PREJUDICE, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favouritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; sexism, chauvinism, racism, racialism, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACT — n. 25B6; verb the Government must act to remedy the situation : TAKE ACTION, take steps, take measures, move, react. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — /seks/ [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SEX — n. 1 gender It is difficult to determine the sex of some of the lower animals 2 sexual intercourse or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEX — [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] n. 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
Jargon File English vocabulary
DISCRIMINATION — noun BAD : It is time that sexual discrimination on women was eliminated. GOOD : It is time that sexual …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISCRIMINATION — сущ. 1) различение, выделение, дифференциация, разграничение; установление различий Syn : distinction 2) тех. выделение, различение, распознавание; разрешающая способность; различительная способность …
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ACT — ╜ Occupational Safety and Health Act Outer Continental Shelf Land Act Act: Community ~ Закон о Европейском экономическом сообществе Act: …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACT — 1. сущ. 1) дело, поступок, деяние act of bravery ≈ подвиг act of faith ≈ акт доверия to commit, perform …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — sex.ogg 1. seks n 1> пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISCRIMINATION — discrimination.ogg dıs͵krımıʹneıʃ(ə)n n 1. разлчение; установление различия discrimination between error and truth - отделение заблуждений от истины 2. 1> способность …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACT — act.ogg 1. ækt n 1. дело; поступок act of kindness - доброе дело act of cruelty - жестокий поступок; проявление …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISCRIMINATION — 1) дискриминация; селекция; различение; распознавание, выделение 2) разрешающая способность; разрешение 3) избирательность, селективность 4) вчт. условный переход • - amplitude …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DISCRIMINATION — 1) дискриминация; селекция; различение; распознавание, выделение 2) разрешающая способность; разрешение 3) избирательность, селективность 4) вчт. условный переход • - amplitude discrimination - angular discrimination - bearing discrimination - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DISCRIMINATION — 1) выделение; различение 2) дискриминация 3) радио избирательность 4) разрешающая способность • - absolute discrimination - discrimination of a filter - filter discrimination - frequency discrimination - optimal discrimination - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEX — 1. seks n 1) пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - без …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DISCRIMINATION — n 1. разлчение; установление различия discrimination between error and truth - отделение заблуждений от истины 2. 1> способность различать; проницательность; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACT — 1. ækt n 1. дело; поступок act of kindness - доброе дело act of cruelty - жестокий поступок; проявление жестокости …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — 1. сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex — прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex — женский пол the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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