equal opportunities
adjective
British
: not discriminating against people because of their race, religion, etc.
an equal opportunities employer
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Other candidates can then submit an equal opportunities request.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the University of Kentucky had oral argument in the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday for a class-action lawsuit filed by former students in 2019 alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in varsity sports.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
No policy of any state provoked more condemnation from the international community than apartheid – the system of racial segregation that deprived the country’s Black majority of equal opportunities and services – during the latter part of the 20th century.
—Terence McNamee, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025
ProPublica is committed to increasing the diversity of our workplace as well as the journalism community more broadly, while ensuring equal opportunities for all.
—Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the University of Kentucky had oral argument in the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday for a class-action lawsuit filed by former students in 2019 alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in varsity sports.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
No policy of any state provoked more condemnation from the international community than apartheid – the system of racial segregation that deprived the country’s Black majority of equal opportunities and services – during the latter part of the 20th century.
—Terence McNamee, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025
ProPublica is committed to increasing the diversity of our workplace as well as the journalism community more broadly, while ensuring equal opportunities for all.
—Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for equal opportunities
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“Equal opportunities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20opportunities. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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