discriminatory
discriminatory
Definition
dis·crimi·na·tory (-nə tôr′ē)
adjective
- practicing discrimination, or showing prejudice
- discriminating, or distinguishing
discriminatory
Synonyms
discriminatory
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- ground: It is certainly discriminatory on the grounds of age.
Preposition: against
- woman: For example, a job advertisement requiring applicants to be six foot or more in height is indirectly discriminatory against women.
- people: This is said to be discriminatory against people who are not industrious.
Modifies a noun
- dismissal: Does the failure to investigate give grounds for constructive discriminatory dismissal?
- advertisement: Only the Commission for Racial Equality is able to take legal action against discriminatory advertisements.
- act: One yard away alleging discriminatory acts only required to has been the.
- behavior: The School does not tolerate discriminatory behavior or practices.
- remark: Anyone interrupting a speech with an abusive or discriminatory remark is asked to withdraw the remark or to leave the meeting.
Modifying Another Word
- indirectly: For example, a job advertisement requiring applicants to be six foot or more in height is indirectly discriminatory against women.
- unlawfully: Selection criteria and tests should be reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain relevant and are not unlawfully discriminatory.
- blatantly: However, he has not stressed the point that this school is being blatantly discriminatory in a particularly offensive way.
- inherently: There is no recognition that such a conscious pressure to assimilate is inherently discriminatory.
- sexually: The sexually discriminatory Paternity and Maternity leave provisions should be replaced by unisex Baby Care and Adoption leave and so on.
Used with adjective complement
- consider: However, Code sponsors have argued that the imposition of an age limit might be considered discriminatory.
- regard: Ian Greenwood felt this needed to be pursued as it could be regarded as discriminatory.
- see: The proposed plans for roaming could be seen as discriminatory.
- deem: We need evidence of what works before the denial of what works to one group can be deemed discriminatory.
Preposition: in
- way: However, he has not stressed the point that this school is being blatantly discriminatory in a particularly offensive way.
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