reverse discrimination
1reverse discrimination — n: discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reverse discrimination …
2reverse discrimination — ➔ discrimination * * * reverse discrimination UK US noun [U] ► HR, LAW the usually illegal practice of giving an advantage in education, employment, etc. to members of groups who have traditionally been treated unfairly, for example because of… …
3reverse discrimination — ☆ reverse discrimination n. discrimination in hiring, college admissions, etc. directed against members of certain social or racial groups, as white males, thought of as being dominant or having benefited from past discrimination against minority …
4Reverse discrimination — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms …
5reverse discrimination — noun : discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education) * * * noun [noncount] : the practice of making it more difficult for a certain type of person (such as a white man) to get a job, to go to a school, etc., because other …
6reverse discrimination — N UNCOUNT Reverse discrimination is the same as positive discrimination. The Scheme wants a policy of reverse discrimination in favour of children from working class and ethnic backgrounds …
7reverse discrimination — a failure to appoint the more suitable candidate Discrimination, tout court, might seem sufficient to have covered the concept: White men have scored two major victories in reverse discrimination rulings by the US Supreme Court,… …
8reverse discrimination — noun 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… …
9reverse discrimination — reverse′ discrimina′tion n. soc discrimination against white persons or males resulting from preferential policies intended to remedy past discrimination against minorities or females • Etymology: 1965–70 …
10reverse discrimination — discrimination against members of a majority group as a result of policies that give preference to minorities (such as affirmative action, etc.) …
