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单词 equal opportunities
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equal opportunities
d. equal opportunity, the opportunity or right to be employed or considered for employment without prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, physical or mental handicap, etc. In earlier wider use: see equality of opportunity n. at equality n. 2c. Also equal opportunities and as attributive phr.; equal-opportunity employer (orig. U.S.), one who professes not to discriminate against applicants or employees on such grounds.
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1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 155 They talk about ‘equal opportunity’: but it is bunk, ridiculous bunk. It is the old fable of the fox asking the stork to dinner.
1963 N.Y. Times 22 July 14/5 Mr. Screvane proposed to the Board of Estimate that $3,400,000,000 in city pension funds be invested only in securities of equal-opportunity employers.
1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. L/9 N.Y. Hilton..An equal opportunity employer.
1973 Black Panther 3 Mar. c/2 Those racist tenant businesses located at the Port of Oakland can and must be..made to apply the ‘equal opportunity’ and ‘affirmative action’ guidelines.
1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn ix. 79Equal opportunities!’ said Norman. ‘That's one of the things we men prefer to leave to the ladies.’
1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 3 Oct. 17 a/1 (advt.) We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F.
1984 Times Educ. Suppl. 30 Nov. 11/2 It may also recommend giving one governor on each body special responsibility for equal opportunities.
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