veterans' preference
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nounDefinition of VETERANS' PREFERENCE
: preferential treatment given qualified veterans of the United States armed forces under federal or state law; specifically : special consideration (as by allowance of points) on a civil service examination
First Known Use of VETERANS' PREFERENCE
circa 1941
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