WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈdou•ble ˈstand•ard, n. [countable]
  1. a set of principles applied differently to one group of people than to another.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
double standard, 
    1. any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, esp. an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women. Cf. single standard (def. 1).
    2. Economics, Businessbimetallism.
    • 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
double standard
  1. a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another
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