equal opportunity
adjective
US
: not discriminating against people because of their race, religion, etc.
an equal opportunity employer
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The museum will highlight the heroes and showcase the art, politics, literature, photography, film, music, posters, artifacts and video created by and for all groups who have fought for, and continue to fight for equal opportunity in New York City and the Northeast.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This sidelines others, granting undue influence to a few and eroding trust, transparency and equal opportunity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The commander, Michael Pulliam, was placed on leave after filing an equal opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of falsifying crime data, NBC News' local affiliate reported, citing three law enforcement sources.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Party once drew Jews to its cause because it was seen as the party of tolerance and equal opportunity.
—Nathan Diament, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
That amendment says that no plan can be drawn to favor or disfavor a political party, along with requiring that districts cannot be drawn to deny equal opportunity to racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The case arose from a lawsuit brought by two Native American tribes, who argue that North Dakota’s state legislative map denied them an equal opportunity to elect their candidates of choice.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 July 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This sidelines others, granting undue influence to a few and eroding trust, transparency and equal opportunity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The commander, Michael Pulliam, was placed on leave after filing an equal opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of falsifying crime data, NBC News' local affiliate reported, citing three law enforcement sources.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Party once drew Jews to its cause because it was seen as the party of tolerance and equal opportunity.
—Nathan Diament, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
That amendment says that no plan can be drawn to favor or disfavor a political party, along with requiring that districts cannot be drawn to deny equal opportunity to racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The case arose from a lawsuit brought by two Native American tribes, who argue that North Dakota’s state legislative map denied them an equal opportunity to elect their candidates of choice.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 July 2025
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“Equal opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20opportunity. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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