single standard
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noun
a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior.Compare double standard.
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Origin of single standard
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby single standard
single-sex, single-shot, single sideband transmission, single-space, single Spanish burton, single standard, single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet
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