Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. an independent federal agency created under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, to police a program Equal Employment Opportunity to eliminate discrimination in employment based on race, color, age, sex, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability. EEOC

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Cultural  

1. An agency established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to investigate racial and sexual discrimination. The National Organization for Women (NOW) was organized in the 1960s when the EEOC failed to act upon the Civil Rights Act's sexual discrimination clause.

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Example Sentences

For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a campaign to encourage white men to bring workplace discrimination lawsuits.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

The 1964 Civil Rights Act forbade discrimination in public spaces, like Woolworth counters, while connecting this to hiring freedom from discrimination by establishing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

These officials include ones who play a key role in civil rights enforcement, such as members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

From Slate • May 4, 2025

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal government asked prison officials to stop enforcing the policy while the commission investigated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

I ask your help to end the backlog at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson