Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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noun U.S. Government.

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. Abbreviation: EEOC

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How to use Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a sentence

They also report these numbers to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.
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But it never has been the site of equal mercy, and it never will be.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Other factors being equal, the amount of urea indicates the activity of metabolism.
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I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
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He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

Cultural definitions for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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.