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1Affirmative action in the United States — is intended to promote access to education, employment, or housing among certain designated groups (typically, minorities and women). The stated motivation for affirmative action policies is to redress the effects of past discrimination and to… …
2affirmative action — affirmative action, adj. the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority group members, esp. in employment. [1960 65] * * * In the U.S., the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members… …
3Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… …
4Affirmative Action — Discrimination positive aux États Unis La discrimination positive aux Etats Unis (« affirmative action ») a été mise en place lors de la lutte pour les droits civiques et l abolition de la ségrégation raciale. Depuis le début des années …
5Affirmative action — Discrimination positive aux États Unis La discrimination positive aux Etats Unis (« affirmative action ») a été mise en place lors de la lutte pour les droits civiques et l abolition de la ségrégation raciale. Depuis le début des années …
6affirmative action — noun a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the …
7First Affirmative Financial Network — Infobox Company company name = First Affirmative Financial Network company company type = Private company slogan = For your future and the future we share foundation = 1987 location = key people = George Gay, CEO Steve Schueth, President Kathleen …
8Bakke decision — an important ruling made by the US Supreme Court in 1978. A white man called Allan Bakke claimed that he had been illegally refused a job because of his colour. The Court decided that the employers had acted illegally in not offering him the job …
9Bakke decision — noun a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Instance Hypernyms: ↑opinion, ↑ruling * *… …
10affirmatory — adjective affirming or giving assent an affirmative decision affirmative votes • Syn: ↑affirmative • Ant: ↑negative (for: ↑affirmative) …
