Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,397,256 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Racial Discrimination
(redirected from racist)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Racial Discrimination
Deliberate or unintentional preferential or detrimental treatment toward persons of a given race. For example, a person may prefer to hire persons of race A or may be more likely to dismiss persons of race B. In many jurisdictions, racial discrimination is illegal in business settings, though the specific measures taken to prevent it have proven controversial. See also: Affirmative action.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
 
11 (ANI): News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch, who was facing flak for allegedly suggesting that Barack Obama is "a racist", has clarified that he doesn't consider the US President to be racist at all.
A Daily Mirror investigation also found that another 42 have been accused of racist behaviour by their fellow officers.
The BNP leaflets say: "Show Racism the Red Card: the BNP are not a racist party.
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.