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equal opportunity
equal opportunityn. Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on race, color, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability.equal opportunity n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. the offering of employment, pay, or promotion equally to all, without discrimination as to sex, race, colour, disability, etcb. (as modifier): our equal-opportunity policy; an equal-opportunities employer. e′qual opportu′nity n. policies and practices, esp. in employment, that bar discrimination based on race, color, age, sex, religion, mental or physical handicap, or national origin. e′qual-opportu′nity, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | equal opportunity - the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origincivil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equalitylaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | Translationsequal opportunity Related to equal opportunity: Equal opportunity employer, equal opportunity policyequal opportunity1) n. a right supposedly guaranteed by both federal and many state laws against any discrimination in employment, education, housing or credit rights due to a person's race, color, sex (or sometimes sexual orientation), religion, national origin, age or handicap. A person who believes he/she has not been granted equal opportunity or has been outright sexually harassed or discriminated against may bring a lawsuit under federal and most state laws, or file a complaint with the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission or a state equal opportunity agency. 2) adj. a term applied to employers, lenders and landlords, who advertise that they are "equal opportunity employers," subtly suggesting all others are not, even though they are required by law to be so. (See: affirmative action) AcronymsSeeend officeequal opportunity Related to equal opportunity: Equal opportunity employer, equal opportunity policyWords related to equal opportunitynoun the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national originRelated Words- civil right
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