affirmative action programs
- affirmative action programs
Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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affirmative action programs — Employment programs required by federal statutes and regulations designed to remedy discriminatory practices in hiring minority group members; i.e. positive steps designed to eliminate existing and continuing discrimination, to remedy lingering… … Black's law dictionary
Affirmative action in the United States — is intended to promote access to education, employment, or housing among certain designated groups (typically, minorities and women). The stated motivation for affirmative action policies is to redress the effects of past discrimination and to… … Wikipedia
affirmative action — affirmative action, adj. the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority group members, esp. in employment. [1960 65] * * * In the U.S., the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members… … Universalium
Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… … Wikipedia
affirmative action — n: an active effort (as through legislation) to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups or women Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. affirmative action … Law dictionary
Affirmative Action — Discrimination positive aux États Unis La discrimination positive aux Etats Unis (« affirmative action ») a été mise en place lors de la lutte pour les droits civiques et l abolition de la ségrégation raciale. Depuis le début des années … Wikipédia en Français
Affirmative action — Discrimination positive aux États Unis La discrimination positive aux Etats Unis (« affirmative action ») a été mise en place lors de la lutte pour les droits civiques et l abolition de la ségrégation raciale. Depuis le début des années … Wikipédia en Français
affirmative action — In employment or admission to programs: a business, institution or governmental agency giving preference in hiring or advancement to ethnic minorities to make up for past discrimination. Affirmative action has been at the center of several… … Business law dictionary
action — French for share. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * action ac‧tion [ˈækʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] when someone does something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: • The government s action was prompted by shortages of … Financial and business terms
ACTION — /ak sheuhn/, n. U.S. Govt. an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs. [named by analogy with the acronymic names of other agencies, but itself not an acronym] * * * (as used in expressions) Action Française… … Universalium
