positive discrimination
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The ruling upends decades-old US policies on so-called affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
This could mean renewed focus on the country’s decades-old positive discrimination policy for majority Malays, who enjoyed preferential access to everything from public financing to a 30% quota for equity holdings in businesses.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2020
In 2015, the head of Ofsted suggested that a programme of positive discrimination be applied to teaching recruitment, stressing that the ethnic mix of teachers in a given school should reflect that of its pupils.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2017
Many get places at top universities through India’s reservation system of positive discrimination, which favours “scheduled caste” students from low-caste backgrounds.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2016
He would argue when it came to positive discrimination, and a peace process in Northern Ireland, he was ahead of the curve.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2015
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