| 单词 | positive discrimination |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspositive discrimination positive discrimination n. chiefly British discrimination in favour of individuals belonging to a group considered to be disadvantaged or underprivileged. ΚΠ 1963 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 7 June 4/7 The job discrimination against Negroes has been so widespread and has continued for so long that you may have to engage in some kind of compensatory positive discrimination to overcome the effects of this long-standing injustice. I think employers will have to go out and actively recruit Negroes as Negroes. 1977 Film & Television Technician Mar. 8/4 Ms Betty Lockwood, Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, told a WEA seminar of trade union officials that positive discrimination inside unions and in training should be encouraged. That means discrimination in favour of either women or men, though in practice it is likely to mean women. 1991 South Aug. 65/1 We have to get back to an agenda of positive discrimination in world trade if we are to be serious about helping the Developing World really develop. 2004 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 31 May Labour's answer to this education gap is typical. They are trying to introduce positive discrimination against private sector pupils into university admissions. < as lemmas |
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