"reverse discrimination" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} reverse discrimination (uncountable)
  1. (law, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against. Wikipedia link: reverse discrimination Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ethics, Forms of discrimination, Law Related terms: action [affirmative], counterdiscrimination, positive discrimination, reverse bigotry, reverse racism Translations (advantaging minority groups who have traditionally been discriminated): 逆向歧視 (Chinese Mandarin), 逆向歧视 (nìxiàng qíshì) (Chinese Mandarin), positieve discriminatie [masculine] (Dutch), käänteinen syrjintä (Finnish), positiivinen syrjintä (Finnish), discrimination positive [feminine] (French)
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