kettős mérce

Hungarian

Etymology

kettős (“double, twofold”) +‎ mérce (“measure, gauge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛtːøːʃ ˌmeːrt͡sɛ]

Noun

kettős mérce (plural kettős mércék)

1. double standard (the application of different sets of principles in situations when two or more people, circumstances, or events are treated differently even though they should be treated the same way)

Declension

• For the noun, see mérce.
• The adjective kettős remains unchanged.