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double bind

noun as in no-win situation

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In the meantime, many restaurant workers are still in a double bind.

From Vox

In recognition of this double bind, many state and local jurisdictions have adopted “ban the box” laws that prohibit asking candidates at the start of a hiring process about past arrests, charges or incarceration history.

That conflict aptly demonstrated the GOP's awkward "double bind," as Matthew Continetti put it in at the Weekly Standard.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to double bind, such as: difficulty, embarrassment, impasse, mess, plight, and predicament.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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