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Princeton's WordNet

  1. non-discriminationnoun

    fairness in treating people without prejudice

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  1. non-discrimination

    Discrimination is the act of making unjustified, prejudiced distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories. Discrimination especially occurs when individuals or groups are unfairly treated in a way which is worse than other people are treated, on the basis of their actual or perceived membership in certain groups or social categories. It involves restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to members of another group.Discriminatory traditions, policies, ideas, practices and laws exist in many countries and institutions in all parts of the world, including territories where discrimination is generally looked down upon. In some places, attempts such as quotas have been used to benefit those who are believed to be current or past victims of discrimination. These attempts have often been met with controversy, and have sometimes been called reverse discrimination.

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  1. non-discrimination

    Non-discrimination refers to the principle that all individuals are to be treated equally without any prejudice or bias based on their specific characteristics such as race, sex, age, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other inherently personal attribute. Non-discrimination upholds the fundamental human right to fair, equal, and unprejudiced treatment in all social, political, and economic areas of life.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of non-discrimination in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of non-discrimination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of non-discrimination in a Sentence

  1. Angela Merkel:

    We made it clear that we are ready to compromise, but always on the basis that we safeguard the core European principles, which include non-discrimination and free movement.

  2. Steny Hoyer:

    We had 217 people for non-discrimination right up until the last moment.

  3. Jim Dabakis:

    I am proud that the LDS Church has seen fit to lead the way in non-discrimination, now, let's roll up our sleeves, get to work and pass a statewide nondiscrimination bill.

  4. Kathy Webb:

    When you look at the business community's response to that, I think it would be time to do something because the business community is incredibly supportive of non-discrimination policies.

  5. Philadelphia City Solicitor Diana Cortes:

    With today's decision, Supreme Court has usurped the City's judgment that a non-discrimination policy is in the best interests of the children in its care, with disturbing consequences for other government programs and services, at the same time, Philadelphia City is gratified that the Supreme Court did not, as the plaintiffs sought, radically change existing constitutional law to adopt a standard that would force court-ordered religious exemptions from civic obligations in every arena.


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