Meaning: An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents. Synonyms: laurel wreath; medal; decoration; ribbon; medallion; palm. Hypernyms (laurel wreath is a kind of...): accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of laurel wreath):
Definition of Reverse Discrimination. Noun. The unfair treatment of members of majority groups, often resulting from preferential policies enacted by the legislature, intended to remedy prior discrimination against members of minority groups.
Disparate treatment. Disparate treatment is one kind of unlawful discrimination in US labor law. In the United States, it means unequal behavior toward someone because of a protected characteristic (e.g. race or gender) under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act.