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Definition of "nonsexist" []

  • Not discriminating on the basis of gender: nonsexist hiring policies. (adjective)
  • Not promoting sexual stereotypes: nonsexist terminology such as firefighter and flight attendant. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nonsexist" in a sentence
  • "Instruction in English, at a multicultural, nonsexist approach, global perspectives be incorporated, a minimum educational program as defined under § 256.11, a comprehensive curriculum for grades K-6, 7 – 8 and 9 – 12 from traditional course offerings to instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome."
  • "This makes it very, very much * not* favored amongst people who are sensitive enough to identity politics to be pioneering and insisting upon the use of nonsexist language."
  • "Instruction in English, at a multicultural, nonsexist approach, global perspectives be incorporated, a minimum educational program as defined under § 256.11, a comprehensive curriculum for grades K-6, 7–8 and 9–12 from traditional course offerings to instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome."