reverse discrimination
noun
: discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)
Examples of reverse discrimination in a Sentence
He claimed that reverse discrimination was to blame for his unemployment.
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Over the years, anti-affirmative action protests have broken out, some turning deadly – with these groups accusing the government of reverse discrimination, echoing similar controversies in the United States about race-conscious college admissions and job hiring.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Republicans tend to see DEI as reverse discrimination that is unconstitutional and antithetical to meritocracy.
—David M. Drucker, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their offices were among 20 across the county that received letters last week from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission expressing concern that their hiring practices actively recruiting minorities and women amount to reverse discrimination.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The justices appeared to agree that members of a majority group don't face an extra hurdle when alleging `reverse discrimination' in the workplace.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Republicans tend to see DEI as reverse discrimination that is unconstitutional and antithetical to meritocracy.
—David M. Drucker, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their offices were among 20 across the county that received letters last week from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission expressing concern that their hiring practices actively recruiting minorities and women amount to reverse discrimination.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The justices appeared to agree that members of a majority group don't face an extra hurdle when alleging `reverse discrimination' in the workplace.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 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 Jun. 2025.
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