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SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual discrimination mean?
• SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION (noun)
The noun SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION has 1 sense:
1. discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex
Familiarity information: SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sexual discrimination" is a kind of...):
sexism (discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex)
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