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affirmative action


affirmative action

noun

Definition of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

: an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women; also : a similar effort to promote the rights or progress of other disadvantaged persons
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First Known Use of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

1965

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