Affirmative
111affirmative action — af.firmative action n [U] especially AmE the practice of choosing people for a job, college etc who are usually treated unfairly because of their race, sex etc British Equivalent: positive discrimination …
112affirmative action — af,firmative action noun uncount * the practice of choosing someone for a job or course of education who belongs to a group that is often treated in an unfair way because of their race, sex, health, etc …
113affirmative action — See positive discrimination …
114affirmative action — encouragement of increased representation of women and minorities in employment (or universities, etc.) …
115affirmative action — noun chiefly N. Amer. action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination …
116affirmative action programme — AAP A programme adopted by an organization to correct former policies that discriminated against women and ethnic, or other, minorities, particularly in respect of employment. In the USA such programmes are required of all organizations with… …
117affirmative action — UK / US noun [uncountable] mainly American the policy of positive discrimination by employers …
118affirmative action — affirm′ative ac′tion n. a policy to increase opportunities for women and minorities, esp. in employment • Etymology: 1960–65 …
119affirmative action — /əˌfɜmətɪv ˈækʃən/ (say uh.fermuhtiv akshuhn) noun action designed to provide increased employment opportunities for groups who have previously suffered from discrimination, especially women and minority racial groups …
120affirmative action programs — Employment programs required by federal statutes and regulations designed to remedy discriminatory practices in hiring minority group members; i.e. positive steps designed to eliminate existing and continuing discrimination, to remedy lingering… …