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Sullivan, n.|ˈsʌlɪvən|
[The name of Leon H. Sullivan (b. 1922), U.S. businessman and Baptist minister, who proposed the code in 1977.]
attrib. Usu. as Sullivan principles. Designating a code of practice relating to the employment of staff by U.S. companies operating in South Africa, and designed to counteract racial discrimination. Also transf.
1978Newsweek 8 May 56/2 The main objective is to compare the affirmative-action policies of each company with the so-called Sullivan principles. 1987N.Y. Times 4 June d6 The Sullivan Principles call for integration of corporate facilities, establishment of equal and fair employment practices and an increase in the number of black managers. 1987Nature 24 Dec. 688/3 Such an enforcement may possibly open the door for a type of selective boycott such as an academic ‘Sullivan Code’. |