reverse discrimination
noun
: discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)
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He claimed that reverse discrimination was to blame for his unemployment.
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Still, Jonathan Segal, a labor law expert at Duane Morris, predicted a ruling for Ames will boost the already increasing number of reverse discrimination suits.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Allegations of reverse discrimination Ames started working at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, the state's juvenile corrections system, in 2004 as an executive secretary and became a program administrator in 2014.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
The administration says the programs are wasteful and amount to reverse discrimination.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
McDonald’s took a more cautious approach to DEI programming following lawsuits alleging reverse discrimination.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Allegations of reverse discrimination Ames started working at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, the state's juvenile corrections system, in 2004 as an executive secretary and became a program administrator in 2014.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
The administration says the programs are wasteful and amount to reverse discrimination.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
McDonald’s took a more cautious approach to DEI programming following lawsuits alleging reverse discrimination.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reverse discrimination
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“Reverse discrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverse%20discrimination. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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