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affirmative action

A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment.

affirmative action

(Sociology) US a policy or programme designed to counter discrimination against minority groups and women in areas such as employment and education Brit equivalent positive discrimination

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affirmative action - a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"

social action - a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)

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