a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another
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ˈdou•ble ˈstand•ard, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a set of principles applied differently to one group of people than to another.
dou′ble stand′ard,
- 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).
- Economics, Businessbimetallism.
- 1950–55
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