Two-tier

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having or consisting of two tiers. not-comparable

    "Long before the final design for the Borders Railway was adopted and then implemented, CBR had argued that the 35-mile route - comprising 30 miles of new line extending southwards from Newcraighall - should be designed with a two-tier service in mind. This would comprise stopping services running as far as Gorebridge (12 miles south of Edinburgh), and faster limited-stop services covering the whole line to Tweedbank."

  2. 2
    Relating to the two-tier system, a payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or benefits than another. not-comparable

    "the two-tier regime"

  3. 3
    Giving preferential treatment to one group over another. UK, derogatory, not-comparable

    "two-tier policing"

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"Why is Trump a free man while others sit in jail awaiting trial for marijuana charges? Because America has a two-tier justice system benefiting people like Trump."

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