Usually means: Discrimination based on gender identity.
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  1. sexism: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. sexism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sexism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sexism: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. sexism: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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  9. sexism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. sexism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  13. sexism: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Sexism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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noun:  The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to others.
noun:  Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women.
noun:  Attitudes or actions that are based on or promote the expectation that people adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex.

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