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nondiscrimination

nondiscrimination noun: an act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.

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

Forms of nondiscrimination

pluralnondiscriminations
alternative formnon-discrimination

Origin of nondiscrimination

From non- + discrimination.

Questions about nondiscrimination

What does nondiscrimination mean?
Nondiscrimination means an act or policy of not engaging in discrimination.
What part of speech is nondiscrimination?
Nondiscrimination is a noun.
What is the plural of nondiscrimination?
The plural of nondiscrimination is nondiscriminations.

Words near nondiscrimination in the dictionary

  1. nondiscriminant
  2. nondiscriminate
  3. nondiscriminated
  4. nondiscriminately
  5. nondiscriminating
  6. nondiscrimination
  7. nondiscriminations
  8. nondiscriminative
  9. nondiscriminator
  10. nondiscriminatorily
  11. nondiscriminators

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