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What is a double standard?

What is a double standard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The situation of two or more groups, one of which is tacitly excused from following a standard generally regarded as applying to all groups.
  2. A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.
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There is an acknowledged double standard in how we view a prolific genre writer and a fruitful literary author.
The different treatment displays the existence of a profound double standard.
Apologists for the double standard claim the difference lies between one being a dictatorship and the other a democracy.
This dangerous double standard makes a sham and a mockery of the justice system.
The double standard that black youth feel operating in their communities is undermining their faith in black leaders to walk their talk.
After all, a glaring double standard has been a hallmark of our nation's drug policy for decades.

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