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non-discrimination

non-discrimination is the alternative form of nondiscrimination.

Meaning of nondiscrimination

Noun

nondiscrimination (usually uncountable, plural nondiscriminations)

  1. (usually) An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.
    • “The college is unfortunately not comfortable accepting any new NSF or NIH grants, at least at this time,” wrote Provost Eiko Siniawer and Lara Shore-Sheppard, dean of faculty. “This new condition goes well beyond a standard certification that the college comply with all applicable...2025 June 6, Jeffrey Mervis, “Exclusive: U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language”, in Science

Origin of non-discrimination

From non- + discrimination.

Questions about non-discrimination

What is non-discrimination the alternative form of?
Non-discrimination is the alternative form of nondiscrimination.

Words near non-discrimination in the dictionary

  1. non-disclosure
  2. non-disclosure agreement
  3. non-disclosure agreements
  4. non-disclosures
  5. non-discrete
  6. non-discrimination
  7. non-discriminatory
  8. non-disjoint
  9. non-disposable
  10. non-disruptive
  11. non-diversifiable risk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: non-discrimination (page history and authors); nondiscrimination (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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