| 单词 | quota system |
| 释义 | quota system in British English (ˈkwəʊtə ˈsɪstəm) noun a system which limits or prescribes certain shares, or quotas, etc quota system in American Englishnoun 1. a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year 2. a policy of limiting the number of minority group members in a business firm, school, etc 3. any hiring or admissions policy requiring that a specified number or percentage of minority group members be hired or admitted Word origin [1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, audio, checkout, self-service, tie-inExamples of 'quota system' in a sentence |
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