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equal-opportunity definition

equal-opportunity (ē′kwəl äp′ər to̵̅o̅′nə 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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