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discriminatory

[ dih-skrim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, race, skin color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, etc.:

    Discriminatory practices in housing historically led to racially segregated neighborhoods.

    They passed a discriminatory tax mainly impacting immigrants to the country.



discriminatory

/ -trɪ; dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv; dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ /

adjective

  1. based on or showing prejudice; biased
  2. capable of making fine distinctions
  3. (of a statistical test) unbiased
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of discriminatory1

First recorded in 1820–30; discriminate + -ory 1
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In early February, Trump’s appointees at the Education Department reviewed pending grants aiming to end funding for “discriminatory practices, including in the form of DEI,†or diversity, equity and inclusion.

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But Nan Zhong alleges in the lawsuit that a high percentage of Asian Americans enrolled doesn’t prove the colleges aren’t using discriminatory practices.

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They claim the policy is incompatible with human rights law and is discriminatory.

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In front of a packed court room, with headteachers and students in school uniforms listening from the public gallery, Lord David Pannick KC, argued the policy is discriminatory.

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In the words of the ACLU, the program amounted to “a discriminatory policy that ran counter to the fundamental American values of fairness and equal protection.â€

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