Similar words: affirmative, confirmation, affirm, reaction, take action, formation, information, reformation. Meaning: n. a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities.
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31. She urged them to continue their efforts to preserve affirmative action.
32. But a presidential candidate now sponsors legislation to end affirmative action.
33. Hearings to consider a Proposed constitutional amendment outlawing affirmative action were scheduled.
34. Negative attitudes about affirmative action, for example, are not considered politically correct.
35. Indeed, equal opportunity policies, and strategies of affirmative action, can be built into selective assessments.
36. The march is the first test of public support for affirmative action since Gov.
37. In the past two terms, the court has issued conservative 5-4 rulings on affirmative action, voting rights and school desegregation.
38. It will attack affirmative action, on the ground that it undermines blacks' confidence that their successes reflect their merits.
39. I proceeded to come up with an affirmative action plan for the company that would work.
40. A lot of people think diversity is affirmative action with a different coat of paint.
41. Any company doing federal contract work is absolutely bound by affirmative action requirements and equal employment laws to cover you.
42. Immediate business goals will supersede long-term goals for affirmative action.
43. Affirmative action programs were the remedy of major institutions and corporations.
44. Jackson soon became involved with affirmative action, the November elections and numerous other controversies around the country.
45. The conservatives also succeeded in rejecting an affirmative action program aimed at hiring more minority subcontractors on federal highway projects.
46. Last year the court narrowed the scope of affirmative action programs that give minorities preference in such matters as employment and education.
47. The main dissent came from conservative Republicans who saw the compromise as merely disguising an administration capitulation on affirmative action and quotas.
48. The regents voted unanimously to accept a compromise plan delaying the end of affirmative action until spring 1998.
49. Another issue that could prove problematic for Dole is affirmative action.
50. First[sentencedict.com], a statute may require that the school board take affirmative action to elect a teacher to tenure status.
51. For some individuals, affirmative action may still do more good than harm.
52. S Supreme Court opens its new term Monday with affirmative action squarely in its sights.
53. Wilson has been under fire from many minority groups because of his campaign against affirmative action programs.
54. These people are usually drawn from the employee assistance, human resources, health promotion, affirmative action or equal employment departments.
55. He remains passionately opposed to abortion, gay rights, affirmative action and immigration, legal or illegal.
56. J., it could put into jeopardy the routine affirmative action moves made by private and public employers nationwide.
57. But affirmative action is clearly going to be a more constrained remedy in future years than in past decades.
58. But religious right leaders had adamantly opposed him because of his views on abortion and affirmative action.
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59. Thomas was renowned as a vigorous opponent of affirmative action or reverse discrimination, espousing minority self-help rather than racial quotas.
60. The black students wanted to present different, additional arguments from those in the Texas brief in favor of affirmative action.
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