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double standard
noun
1.
any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women. Compare single standard (def. 1).
2.
Economics. bimetallism.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
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| double standard | |
| —n | |
| a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another | |
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double standard
A set of principles establishing different provisions for one group than another; also, specifically, allowing men more sexual freedom than women. For example, She complained that her father had a double standard
her brothers were allowed to date, but she was not, even though she was older. [Mid-1900s]
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