discrimination

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  1. noun The act of discriminating.
  2. noun The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
  3. noun Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners.

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  • For a Federalist to retain office when such a discrimination was applied was of itself a degradation. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Albert Gallatin, by John Austin Stevens.
  • The document concludes with the warning that hate speech regulation is inadequate if it is not extended to active promotion of diversity and non-discrimination, as proposed by the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. —  _Politik
  • "The delay in removing this discrimination is a matter of shame for both sides of the house," Mr McClelland said. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • The EPA does not establish a regional public procurement regime beyond transparency requirements: the use of 'best endeavour' language for non-discrimination is as strong as the provisions get. —  ICTSD
  • And if the test results do suggest some kind of discrimination, that isn't the end of the story: Where the results can be explained based on performance ratings, seniority rankings, or some other nondiscriminatory factors, your choices can be defended in court.
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tact ·  discernment ·  perception ·  insight ·  restraint ·  bias ·  judgment ·  distinction ·  intuition ·  injustice ·  prejudice ·  discretion
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  1. from Late Latin discriminatio, from Latin discriminare, past participle discriminatus, discriminate: see discriminate.
 

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