nondiscriminatory

Examples

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• The organization promotes a nondiscriminatory policy to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants.

• Ensure that guidelines, rules, and procedures are reasonable, nondiscriminatory, viewpoint-neutral restrictions on Internet access and computer use.

  Academic text (2015)

• But the key thing is that Canada has taken a nondiscriminatory approach as it has moved forward.

  Academic text (1997)

• The Court noted that, although these were legitimate state purposes, they could be met by nondiscriminatory means.

  Academic text (1995)

• No government could afford to pay such a high price solely in return for the normal nondiscriminatory terms of international trade.

  Academic text (1991)

• The Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement clearly allows nondiscriminatory labeling of products, for example, according to energy efficiency.

  Academic text (2005)

• Investment policies and processes, especially those involving national security considerations, should be public, clearly articulated, predictable, and nondiscriminatory.

  Academic text (2008)

• Affirmative action in that nondiscriminatory, nonpreferential sense has been and continues to be a great boon to the United States.

  Academic text (1996)

• The former signals a need for culturally appropriate, research-based behavior supports, whereas the latter signals the need for nondiscriminatory practice and policy.

  Academic text (2013)

• The Eleventh Circuit found that a reduction-in-force is a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for terminating an employee.

  Blog text (2)

Synonyms

F

fair

vsnondiscriminatory

∞ 1.0

Treating people equally and honestly

focuses on absence of bias rather than general honesty or decency

I

impartial

vsnondiscriminatory

74 4.2

Not supporting one side and treating people fairly

is the same idea expressed with different wording

U

unbiased

vsnondiscriminatory

43 4.4

Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly

focuses on treating everyone equally rather than inner neutrality

E

equitable

vsnondiscriminatory

35 6.7

Being fair and giving the same treatment to everyone

stresses equal treatment without explicitly appealing to reason or justice

E

egalitarian

vsnondiscriminatory

20 7.6

Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances

focuses on actual equal treatment rather than promoting equal belief or ideology

N

nondiscriminating

vsnondiscriminatory

4.6

Treating all people the same without unfair preference

has the same meaning but differs mainly in word form

N

nonpartial

vsnondiscriminatory

6.5

Not favoring any person or side and treating all fairly

expresses equal treatment but focuses on lack of favoritism specifically

N

nonprejudiced

vsnondiscriminatory

4.9

Not showing unfair dislike or bias toward other people

emphasizes equal treatment broadly rather than merely absence of dislike

N

nonpreferential

vsnondiscriminatory

7.2

Not giving an advantage to one person or group over others

covers equal treatment generally rather than only avoiding special advantages

Antonyms

B

biased

91 4.0

Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side

D

discriminatory

• Offensive

34 6.0

Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion

How Fair

nondiscriminatory

1 4.8

fair

∞ 1.0

impartial

74 4.2

neutral

218 3.6

prejudiced

24 5.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology