Found 2 items, similar to affirmative action.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: affirmative action affirmative action n : a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; “affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision”
English → English (gcide) Definition: affirmative action affirmative action \affirmative action\ n. 1. a policy of making active efforts to improve the employment or educational opportunities available to members of minority groups or women; -- achieved by employers or schools by using various techniques, but excluding the use of simple quotas or outright discrimination against white males. Note: affirmative action is required by law for certain employers in the United States. [PJC]