equal opportunity
adjective
US
: not discriminating against people because of their race, religion, etc.
an equal opportunity employer
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to limit how a key part of the Voting Rights Act long aimed at protecting equal opportunity for racial minority voters is applied to the drawing of state election maps.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Mistakes, complaints and promotions The secretary issued several policy memos concurrent with his address aimed at overhauling the inspector general and equal opportunity complaint processes as part of his push to produce more Pattons.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Emerson found that Corpus prioritized her personal relationship with Aenlle over her duty to make hiring decisions based on merit and equal opportunity.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Carr has raised the prospect of reviewing whether the show still fell under the bona fide news exemption of the FCC’s equal opportunity rule.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The equal time or equal opportunity rule is a federal rule under the Communications Act of 1934 that requires broadcasters to give political candidates equal time or opportunity as each other.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Iger has been a fearless, equal opportunity offender in defending Disney’s corporate character, whether from intrusions by the left or by the right.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
At issue is whether The View, which is produced by ABC News, qualifies as a bona fide news program and is thus exempt from certain FCC rules, including the equal opportunity or equal time rule.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
True equality should not equate to carving out exclusive zones that sideline most MBA students and potentially skirt equal opportunity laws.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Mistakes, complaints and promotions The secretary issued several policy memos concurrent with his address aimed at overhauling the inspector general and equal opportunity complaint processes as part of his push to produce more Pattons.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Emerson found that Corpus prioritized her personal relationship with Aenlle over her duty to make hiring decisions based on merit and equal opportunity.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Carr has raised the prospect of reviewing whether the show still fell under the bona fide news exemption of the FCC’s equal opportunity rule.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The equal time or equal opportunity rule is a federal rule under the Communications Act of 1934 that requires broadcasters to give political candidates equal time or opportunity as each other.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Iger has been a fearless, equal opportunity offender in defending Disney’s corporate character, whether from intrusions by the left or by the right.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
At issue is whether The View, which is produced by ABC News, qualifies as a bona fide news program and is thus exempt from certain FCC rules, including the equal opportunity or equal time rule.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
True equality should not equate to carving out exclusive zones that sideline most MBA students and potentially skirt equal opportunity laws.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Equal opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20opportunity. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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