two-tier

two-tier (not comparable)

Having or consisting of two tiers.
- 2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44:
  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.
- 2022 October 13, Donald J. Trump, “PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY”‎, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, page 2:
  We have a two-tier system of Justice in the United States that cannot be allowed to continue.
(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
(UK politics, derogatory) Giving preferential treatment to one group over another.
two-tier policing

two-tier Keir (nickname for prime minister Keir Starmer)
- 2025, 28 March, Paul Seddon, Minister threatens to override sentencing rules (BBC News)
  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.

having or consisting of two tiers

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