nondiscrimination

noun

non·​dis·​crim·​i·​na·​tion ˌnän-dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce nondiscrimination (audio)
: the absence or avoidance of discrimination
… officially affirming a federal government policy of nondiscrimination in employment.Benjamin Quarles

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The starting point should be relaxing the principle of nondiscrimination and accepting that trade policy will differentiate among trade partners and allow democracies to favor one another. Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025 The rules also apply to a smattering of other policies ranging for guidelines under which the department buys oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to nondiscrimination requirements for grant recipients. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 12 May 2025 These laws exclude trans and nonbinary people from state nondiscrimination protections. Orion Rummler, Them., 28 May 2025 The university revealed in a statement that Sanders had received training on nondiscrimination policies and establishment clause requirements after his hiring. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondiscrimination

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First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nondiscrimination was in 1793

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“Nondiscrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondiscrimination. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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