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 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
"While the pope was trying to be positive about women's role, where he's actually wrong is that women were actually disciples, like Mary Magdalene," WOC Executive Director Erin Saiz Hanna told Reuters.
From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2013
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