two-tier en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having or consisting of two tiers.
We have a two-tier system of Justice in the United States that cannot be allowed to continue.
2022 October 13, Donald J. Trump, “PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY”, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2022, page 2: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.
2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44:
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(not-comparable, qualifier:labour) Relating to the two-tier system, a payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or benefits than another.
the two-tier regime
a two-tier accounting structure
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(UK, derogatory, not-comparable) Giving preferential treatment to one group over another.
two-tier Keir (nickname for prime minister Keir Starmer)
two-tier policing
2025, 28 March, Paul Seddon, Minister threatens to override sentencing rules (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0303vkg7ko Under the rules, which have prompted a "two-tier" justice row, judges will be expected to consider the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment.
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gd dà-shreathach (having or consisting of two tiers) · ru двухъя́русный (having or consisting of two tiers) · pl dwupoziomowy (having or consisting of two tiers) · be двух'я́русны (having or consisting of two tiers) · uk двоя́русний (having or consisting of two tiers)