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a policy or program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment.
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a policy or program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment.
The university implemented affirmative action to increase diversity among its students.
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a set of procedures designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination, and prevent such discrimination in the future.
Affirmative action plans are often required for government contractors.
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