Definition of Equal opportunity

1. Noun. The right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin.

Generic synonyms: Civil Right
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Equal opportunity

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of equal-opportunity) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equal Opportunity

equabilities
equability
equable
equableness
equablenesses
equably
equal
equal-area
equal-area map projection
equal-area projection
equal-interval chord
equal-interval chords
equal-opportunity
equal-sign
equal cleavage
equal opportunity (current term)
equal protection of the laws
equal rights
equal sign
equal signs
equal temperament
equal to(p)
equal weight
equaled
equaling
equalisation
equalise
equalised
equaliser
equalisers

Literary usage of Equal opportunity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Progressivism--and After by William English Walling (1914)
"equal opportunity means a chance for individuals to compete with one another on equal ... Some of these contend that we already have equal opportunity; ..."

2. World Politics at the End of the Nineteenth Century: As Influenced by the by Paul Samuel Reinsch (1900)
"Such being the case, the rational policy of Germany is one of equal opportunity and opposition to exclusive appropriation. Her government is fully alive to ..."

3. California and Affirmative Action: Hearing Before the Committee on the by United States. (1999)
"In conclusion, numerical remedies have become less concerned with the matter of equal opportunity for individuals and more with the matter of proportional ..."

4. The Making of Modern Japan: An Account of the Progress of Japan from Pre by John Harington Gubbins (1922)
"... the formal basis " (to use Mr. Hornbeck's words) of whit has ever since been known as the policy of the " Open door and equal opportunity " in China. ..."

5. Selling to NASA (1994)
"equal opportunity Officers are available at each NASA Installation to help contractors understand and meet equal opportunity requirements. with the various ..."

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