From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdiscriminationdi‧scrim‧i‧na‧tion /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる noun [uncountable]1SARUNFAIRthe practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair waylaws to prevent discriminationdiscrimination againstwidespread discrimination against older people in the job marketdiscrimination in favour ofdiscrimination in favour of university graduatesracial/sex/religious etc discrimination (=treating someone unfairly because of their race, sex etc) →positive discrimination, reverse discrimination► see thesaurus at prejudice2DECIDEthe ability to recognize the difference between two or more things, especially the difference in their qualityshape discriminationCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + discriminationracial/race discriminationLaws have been passed banning racial discrimination.sex/sexual discrimination (also gender discrimination formal)She claimed she’d been the victim of sex discrimination.age discriminationAge discrimination disadvantages older workers.religious discriminationThere must be an end to religious discrimination.job/employment discrimination (=not giving someone a job because of their race, sex etc)Progress has been made in eliminating job discrimination.workplace discrimination (=at the place where people work)The new law aims to bring an end to workplace discrimination.unlawful discrimination (=not allowed by law)The European Court of Justice decided that she had been the subject of unlawful discrimination.verbsexperience/face discriminationGovernment figures suggest that ethnic minorities face discrimination looking for jobs.end/outlaw discriminationThe purpose of the law is to end discrimination in the workplace.phrasesa victim of discrimination (=someone who has experienced discrimination)Victims of discrimination have the right to make a complaint.discrimination on the grounds/basis of somethingDiscrimination on the grounds of nationality is prohibited.Examples from the Corpusdiscrimination• In the past few weeks the government has once again blocked an attempt to give disabled people legalprotection against discrimination.• The most commonvictims of agediscrimination are employees in their mid-50s.• He believed his boss had violated the age discriminationlaw.• Immigrants faced harassment and discrimination, and were paid considerably less than their whitecolleagues.• The result continues to be discrimination.• The Department was notorious for its blatantdiscrimination against non-U.S. citizen employees.• No legal frameworkprevails to enable disabled people to counteractdiscrimination, unfair employment practices, problems of access, etc.• Federal law forbidsdiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, or color.• It did not outlawindirectdiscrimination and indeed the concept of indirect discrimination did not appear in the legislation.• Politicalrepression and racialdiscrimination were at a high point.• The company was found guilty of racial discrimination, and was ordered to renewMs. Jayalalitha's employment contract.• a plan to tackle racial discrimination in the police force• racial discrimination• They managed to reformAmerican law, and ban racial and religiousdiscrimination in housing, schools, and the workplace.• White-male fears of reversediscrimination have been widely exaggerated.• a sex discrimination case• Many women still face sex discrimination in the military.• The truth is that socialdiscrimination continues, somewhat attenuated in the North, but hardly at all attenuated in the South.• Laws have got to be tougher to stop discrimination against the disabled.• But unfair discrimination can keep women from the opportunity to become a boss.racial/sex/religious etc discrimination• Co. have sued the securitiesfirm for allegedracial discrimination over an electronic mailing they said containedracistjokes.• Browndemonstrated that courageousleadership can make a difference in ending racial discrimination, perhaps more so than bureaucratic bean-counting exercises.• Boernationalism merely erected a massivelegislativepanoply for racial discrimination.• New Hanover executives have deniedrequests for comment on the charges of racial discrimination.From Longman Business Dictionarydiscriminationdi‧scrim‧i‧na‧tion /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]1ECONOMICS the process of treating one market, country, type of product etc differently from anotherthe discrimination in favour of imported wine when it comes to excise duty →price discrimination2HUMAN RESOURCESLAWwhen a worker in a company is treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc, especially by not being considered for a job. This is illegal in many countriesThe survey showed that there was unofficial discrimination against women in the engineering industry.The Bill prohibits employment discrimination against qualified disabled persons on the grounds of their disability. →age discrimination →genetic discrimination →positive discrimination →race discrimination →sex discrimination