non-discriminationn.
/ˌnɒndᵻˌskrɪmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑndəˌskrɪməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ The practice or principle of not making prejudicial distinctions, esp. on the grounds of a person's race, colour, sex, etc.
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levellinga1641
levelism1659
Levelry1661
non-discrimination1793
liberation1798
diversity1859
equalitarianisma1866
equality of opportunity1891
egalitarianism1932
integration1940
1793 E. Pendleton Let. 11 Sept. in G. Washington Papers (2008) Presidential Ser. XIV. 66 The Nondiscrimination he so much laboured, appeared to me a Sacrifice of the substance of Justice to it's shadow.
1854 National Era 10 Aug. The principle for which I contend now, of non-discrimination between different classes of immigrants intending to become citizens, was sanctioned in the recent Kansas and Nebraska act.
1903 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 11 246 A permanent establishment of the principle of non-discrimination..would have benefited stockholders.
1923 19th Cent. Jan. 135 Shinto favours racial nondiscrimination.
1977 Spare Rib July 10/2 It can issue a non-discrimination notice which requires that the person/organization obeys the law.
1994 K. Perry Business & European Community xi. 211 The fundamental principle of non-discrimination..says that countries must offer the same trading terms to all members.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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