equal opportunity employer

noun

: an employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age

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Recent Examples on the Web But mental illness is an equal opportunity employer. —

Sara Gaynes Levy, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2018

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First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of equal opportunity employer was in 1963

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equal opportunity employer

noun

: an employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age