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affirmative action

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Articles in The Tech claimed that affirmative action was diluting the quality of the student pool.

In theory, this bias could then be accounted for via some form of algorithmic affirmative action, such as lowering the threshold for approval for minority applications.

After eight years of legal proceedings, Coors finally committed to affirmative action, as well as targeted recruitment and training programs for women and minorities.

In a reversal of his earlier position on race, he supported affirmative action policies.

The group is being represented free of charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, a California-based conservative legal group that has been sharply critical of affirmative action.

A sizable number of Asian Americans feel that affirmative action, in college admissions or elsewhere, has hurt them personally.

And Derbyshire “always assume[s] that any black person in a well-paid position is an Affirmative Action hire.”

Politically, witness the increasing popularity of affirmative action based on class rather than race.

The piece—an intended satire of affirmative action—was not received quite as warmly as the “I speak Jive” scene from Airplane!

Affirmative action in college admissions has helped white women even more than people of color.

The truth is, that in our atmosphere all affirmative action is difficult; it is hard either to be or to do.

He impelled her to this affirmative action by suggesting, "Would you like to have a little extra suet wrapped up with it?"

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to affirmative action, such as: anti-discrimination, equal opportunity, equal rights policy, even break, fair hiring, and fair hiring practices.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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