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equal-opportunity

(ēkwəl äp′ər to̵̅o̅nə tē, -tyo̵̅o̅-)

adjective

  1. treating all employees and applicants for employment equally, without discriminating in terms of race, sex, religion, etc.
  2. random or impartial in action or effect; not selective: often used humorously or ironically: an equal-opportunity disease

See equal-opportunity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on race, color, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability: “The issue of equal opportunity . . . posed particular problems” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

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