"double standard" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. The situation where two groups or individuals are the same in pertinent ways, but one is condemned for it while the other is excused. Categories (topical): Discrimination Translations (the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard): كَيْلٌ بِمِكْيالَيْنِ (kaylun bimikyālayni) (Arabic), اِزْدِوَاجِيَّة الْمَعَايِير (alt: izdiwājiyya(t) al-maʕāyīr) (Arabic), مَعَايِير مُزدَوجَة (maʕāyīr muzdawaja) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), երկակի ստանդարտ (erkaki standart) (Armenian), падвойны стандарт (padvójny standart) (Belarusian), двайны стандарт (dvajny standart) (Belarusian), 雙重標準 /双重标准 (shuāngchóng biāozhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 雙標 /双标 (shuāngbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), dvojí standard [masculine] (Czech), dobbeltmoral (Danish), dubbele moraal [feminine] (Dutch), met twee maten meten (Dutch), kaksinaismoraali (Finnish), deux poids, deux mesures (French), deux poids et deux mesures (French), ორმაგი სტანდარტი (ormagi sṭandarṭi) (Georgian), Doppelmoral [feminine] (German), Messen mit zweierlei Maß [neuter] (German), zweierlei Maß [neuter] (German), Anlegen von zweierlei Maßstäben [neuter] (German), kettős mérce (Hungarian), caighdeán dúbailte [masculine] (Irish), due pesi e due misure (Italian), due pesi, due misure (Italian), doppiopesismo [masculine] (Italian), ダブルスタンダード (daburu sutandādo) (Japanese), ダブスタ (dabusuta) [abbreviation] (Japanese), 二重基準 (nijū kijun) (Japanese), 二重規範 (nijū kihan) (Japanese), 二重標準 (nijū hyōjun) (Japanese), ស្តង់ដារទ្វេ (stɑngdaa tvei) (Khmer), 이중 잣대 (ijung jatdae) (Korean), ມາດຕະຖານສອງເທົ່າ (māt ta thān sǭng thao) (Lao), dua darjat (Malay), ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ് (iraṭṭattāppŭ) (Malayalam), dobbeltmoral [masculine] (Norwegian), hykleri [neuter] (Norwegian), podwójny standard [masculine] (Polish), moralność Kalego [feminine] (Polish), dois pesos, duas medidas (Portuguese), двойно́й станда́рт (dvojnój standárt) [masculine] (Russian), doble estándar [masculine] (Spanish), doble moral [feminine] (Spanish), ley del embudo (Spanish), doble rasero [masculine] (Spanish), doble vara de medir (Spanish), dubbelmoral [common-gender] (Swedish), dubbelstandard [common-gender] (Swedish), สองมาตรฐาน (sɔ̌ɔng-mâat-dtrà-tǎan) (Thai), çifte standart (Turkish), دُہْرَا مِعْیَار (duhrā mi'yār) [masculine] (Urdu), tiêu chuẩn kép (Vietnamese)
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  2. A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender. Categories (topical): Discrimination Derived forms: double standardist Related terms: special pleading
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          "word": "اِزْدِوَاجِيَّة الْمَعَايِير"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "erkaki standart",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "roman": "padvójny standart",
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          "roman": "dvajny standart",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shuāngchóng biāozhǔn",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "雙重標準 /双重标准"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shuāngbiāo",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "雙標 /双标"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dubbele moraal"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "met twee maten meten"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "kaksinaismoraali"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "deux poids, deux mesures"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ormagi sṭandarṭi",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "ორმაგი სტანდარტი"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "word": "Messen mit zweierlei Maß"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "word": "caighdeán dúbailte"
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          "word": "due pesi e due misure"
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          "word": "doppiopesismo"
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          "roman": "daburu sutandādo",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "ダブルスタンダード"
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          "roman": "nijū kijun",
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          "word": "二重基準"
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          "word": "ស្តង់ដារទ្វេ"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ijung jatdae",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "이중 잣대"
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "māt ta thān sǭng thao",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "ມາດຕະຖານສອງເທົ່າ"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "dua darjat"
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "iraṭṭattāppŭ",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
          "word": "ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ്"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "word": "dobbeltmoral"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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          "word": "moralność Kalego"
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          "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "이중 잣대"
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      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "māt ta thān sǭng thao",
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      "word": "ມາດຕະຖານສອງເທົ່າ"
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "dua darjat"
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      "code": "ml",
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      "roman": "iraṭṭattāppŭ",
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      "word": "ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ്"
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      "code": "no",
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      "word": "dobbeltmoral"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "word": "hykleri"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "word": "podwójny standard"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "moralność Kalego"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "dois pesos, duas medidas"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvojnój standárt",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "двойно́й станда́рт"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "doble estándar"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "doble moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "ley del embudo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "word": "doble rasero"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "doble vara de medir"
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "word": "dubbelmoral"
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      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "word": "dubbelstandard"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sɔ̌ɔng-mâat-dtrà-tǎan",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "çifte standart"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "duhrā mi'yār",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "دُہْرَا مِعْیَار"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the situation of groups one of which is excused from following a standard",
      "word": "tiêu chuẩn kép"
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