HyperDic: double_standard

English > 1 sense of the expression double standard:
NOUNcommunicationdouble standardan ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
English > double standard: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another.
Narrowerdouble standard of sexual behaviorA code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
Broaderethic, ethical codeA system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Spanishdoble estándar, doble moral
Catalandoble moral

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