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单词 affirmative action
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affirmative actionnoun [ U ]

uk/əˌfɜː.mə.tɪv ˈæk.ʃən/us/əˌfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv ˈæk.ʃən/

If a government or an organization takes affirmative action, it gives preference to women, black people, or other groups that are often treated unfairly, when it is choosing people for a job.

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Human rights

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  • positive discrimination
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affirmative actionnoun [ U ]

us/əˈfɜr·mə·t̬ɪv ˈæk·ʃən/

politics & government efforts to make education and employment available to people who have traditionally been treated unfairly, for example because of their race or sex, by giving them some advantages over people who have traditionally been more powerful

affirmative actionnoun [ U ]

ukusUS HR, LAW

→  positive action

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