affirmative action

noun

/əˌfɜːmətɪv ˈækʃn/

/əˌfɜːrmətɪv ˈækʃn/

(especially North American English)

(British English usually positive discrimination)

[uncountable]

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the practice or policy of making sure that a particular number of jobs, etc. are given to people from groups that are often treated unfairly because of their race, sex, etc.
- The City Council implemented the affirmative action hiring plan in response to critics’ charges that the police department did not reflect the city’s racial makeup.
- Affirmative action was most successful in creating opportunities for college-educated women.
CultureAmericans are divided about the US government policy of affirmative action and some say it is reverse discrimination. It has existed since the 1960s, but the Supreme Court has since decided against strict quotas (= numbers of people) and forcing affirmative action on private businesses. The more informal practice in Britain is sometimes known as positive discrimination.see also the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Equality and Human Rights Commission
compare reverse discrimination
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Affirmative action is used before these nouns:
policy
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单词	affirmative action
释义	affirmative action noun /əˌfɜːmətɪv ˈækʃn/ /əˌfɜːrmətɪv ˈækʃn/ (especially North American English) (British English usually positive discrimination) [uncountable] jump to other results the practice or policy of making sure that a particular number of jobs, etc. are given to people from groups that are often treated unfairly because of their race, sex, etc. The City Council implemented the affirmative action hiring plan in response to critics’ charges that the police department did not reflect the city’s racial makeup. Affirmative action was most successful in creating opportunities for college-educated women. CultureAmericans are divided about the US government policy of affirmative action and some say it is reverse discrimination. It has existed since the 1960s, but the Supreme Court has since decided against strict quotas (= numbers of people) and forcing affirmative action on private businesses. The more informal practice in Britain is sometimes known as positive discrimination.see also the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Equality and Human Rights Commission compare reverse discrimination Oxford Collocations DictionaryAffirmative action is used before these nouns: policy See full entry
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