- affirmative action
- nounAffirmative action is used before these nouns: ↑policy
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Affirmative Action — oder auch positive Diskriminierung [1] bezeichnet institutionalisierte Maßnahmen, die soziale Diskriminierung im Sinne einer Benachteiligung von Gruppen durch Vorteile für diese Gruppe verhindern oder vermindern sollen. Maßnahmen der Affirmative… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Affirmative action — bezeichnet institutionalisierte Maßnahmen, die soziale Diskriminierung im Sinne einer Gruppenbenachteiligung verhindern oder vermindern soll. Für den Zusammenhang sind unterschiedliche deutschsprachige Bezeichnungen gebräuchlich, keine davon… … Deutsch Wikipedia
affirmative 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… … Universalium
affirmative action — n: an active effort (as through legislation) to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups or women Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. affirmative action … Law dictionary
affirmative action — affirmative ac‧tion ➔ action * * * affirmative action UK US noun [U] US HR, LAW ► POSITIVE ACTION(Cf. ↑positive action) … Financial and business terms
affirmative action — n. 1. a policy of making active efforts to improve the employment or educational opportunities available to members of minority groups or women; achieved by employers or schools by using various techniques, but excluding the use of simple quotas… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affirmative action — (izg. èfirmativ èkšn) DEFINICIJA afirmativna akcija, v. afirmativan … Hrvatski jezični portal
affirmative action — [n] equal rights policy anti discrimination, equal opportunity, fair hiring, fair treatment, quota system, reverse discrimination; concepts 388,645,667 … New thesaurus
affirmative action — ☆ affirmative action n. a policy or program for correcting the effects of discrimination in the employment or education of members of certain groups, as women, blacks, etc … English World dictionary
Affirmative 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… … Wikipedia
Affirmative 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 … Wikipédia en Français
