Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group.
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Examples for "affirmative action "
Examples for "affirmative action "
1 The University of California ended affirmative action last year, with dramatic consequences.
2 A Supreme Court decision that upholds it could embolden affirmative action opponents.
3 One likely supporter of affirmative action , Justice Elena Kagan, has recused herself.
4 Few social policy issues have been as enduringly divisive as affirmative action .
5 Ah, but they're also less likely to support affirmative action for women.
1 So this also seems to be a bit of reverse discrimination .
2 As such measures proliferated, whites who believed they were rejected because of " reverse discrimination " sued.
3 Do you anticipate any reverse discrimination ?
4 Opponents like Idaho resident Julie Staley urged lawmakers to reject the measure as a form of what she called reverse discrimination .
5 Such discrimination is popularly known as " reverse discrimination , " and may be caused, for example, by an over-ambitious affirmative action program.
6 Despite the widespread recognition, it was also criticized for reverse discrimination for posting casting calls in search of "non-White" actors.
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This collocation consists of: Translations for reverse discrimination