WOC
Americanabbreviation
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woman of color: a woman of color; a nonwhite woman.
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without compensation. Also w.o.c.
Example Sentences
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WOC members demonstrated outside St. Peter’s Square in 2018, calling for women’s voting rights at synods, McElwee said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Tamika Lewis, CEO and founder of the Los Angeles–based WOC Therapy Inc., recently vacationed in Thailand with her 11- and 13-year-old children.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2022
"The courageous dialogue called for by the synodal process must include open conversation about women's ordination," WOC said in a Tweet welcoming the inclusion of its material on the synod website.
From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2022
The first WOC to be credited as a featured player was Yvonne Hudson, who began as an extra during SNL’s original period in 1978.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2018
The WOC statement demands specific action against RCA, Kelly's label, as well as four other entities with current business ties to Kelly: Spotify, Apple Music, Ticketmaster and Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2018
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