a situation in which people have the same opportunities in life as other people, without being treated in an unfair way because of their race, sex, sexuality, religion, or age
The company will continue to provideequalopportunity in its promotionscheme.
equal opportunities issues/policies/legislation:
You’ll find details of our equalopportunitiespolicies in the companyhandbook.
Synonyms and related words
Equal rights
human rights
equal
basic
equal opportunity
noun countable/uncountable
US
Word Forms
singular
equal opportunity
plural
equal opportunities
DEFINITIONS1
1
a situation in which people have the same opportunities in life as other people, without being treated in an unfair way because of their race, sex, sexuality, religion, or age
The company will continue to provideequalopportunity in its promotionprogram.
equal opportunity issues/policies/legislation:
You’ll find details of our equalopportunitypolicies in the companyhandbook.