DOUBLE STANDARD


Meaning of DOUBLE STANDARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1894

1. : bimetallism

2. : 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.