gender
US /ˈdʒɛndɚ/
noun Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company hires staff regardless of age, gender, or background.
Synonyms
- sexactivities associated with sexual intercourse
Collocations
- Easy gender equalitydescribing gender equality (a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness)
- Medium gender pay gap disclosuredescribing gender pay gap disclosure (a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness)
- Hard promote gender diversity on boardto promote gender diversity on board, meaning to contribute to the progress or growth of
- Very Hard systemic gender discrimination lawsuitdescribing systemic gender discrimination lawsuit (affecting an entire system)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.