 affirmative_action |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (politics) a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities | |
| Examples: | "affirmative action has been controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision" |
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| Related terms: | social_action | |
| Similar spelling: |
affirmativeness affirmative_pleading |
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