AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Meaning of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION in English

Affirmative action is the policy of giving jobs and other opportunities to members of groups such as racial minorities or women who might not otherwise have them. ( AM; in BRIT, use positive discrimination )

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun Date: 1965 an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Английский словарь Британика
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun : an active effort to improve employment or educational opportunities for members of minority groups and women ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — — affirmative-action , adj. the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority-group members, esp. in employment. [ 1960-65 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — encouragement of increased representation of women and minorities in employment (or universities, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — Date: 1965 : an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — Function: noun Date: 1965 : an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — ■ noun chiefly N. Amer. action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination.
Concise Oxford English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — [affirmative action] n (1965): an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun [ U ] ( especially NAmE ) = positive discrimination For more information see the Cultural Guide
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — Affirmative action is the policy of giving jobs and other opportunities to members of groups such as racial minorities or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ an affirmative action employer EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But religious right leaders had adamantly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — noun Affirmative action is used before these nouns: ↑ policy
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — n [ U ] a US government policy requiring that minorities (including women) should be favoured when people are chosen …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — амер. позитивные действия (политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — амер.позитивные действия(политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — амер. предоставление преимущественных прав; компенсационная дискриминация ( первоначально: политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — амер. предоставление преимущественных прав; компенсационная дискриминация (первоначально: политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — позитивные действия (политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — конструктивное действие
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — 1) утверждение; подтверждение 2) действие (в отличие от бездействия)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — полит позитивные действия План или программа, направленные на устранение последствий расовой дискриминации или дискриминации по половому признаку при приеме на работу или …
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — полит. позитивные действия План или программа, направленные на устранение последствий расовой дискриминации или дискриминации по половому признаку при приеме на …
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — конструктивное действие; решительное "за" (по отношению к какой-либо проблеме); обычно речь идет о политике в сфере занятости или образования, которая …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — эк. тр., пол. позитивные действия, компенсирующие действия*(собирательный термин, обозначающий любые действия, программы, правила и т. п., касающиеся предоставления преимуществ женщинам …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — амер. позитивные действия (политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFFIRMATIVE — adj affirmative; responder affirmativemente to answer in the affirmative
Interlingua English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE — I. əˈfərməd.iv, -ə̄m-, -əim-, -ətiv also aˈ- adjective Etymology: Middle French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmatus + -ivus -ive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACTION — I. ˈakshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English accioun, from Middle French action, from Latin action-, actio, from actus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — (n.) That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or …
Английский словарь Webster
AFFIRMATIVE — (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed …
Английский словарь Webster
AFFIRMATIVE — ( n. ) That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — ( a. ) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — — affirmatively , adv. /euh ferr"meuh tiv/ , adj. 1. affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACTION — — actionless , adj. /ak"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — I. ə-ˈfər-mə-tiv adjective Date: 15th century 1. : asserting a predicate of a subject 2. : asserting that the fact …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE — adj positive; dogmatic. 2. affirmative ·adj expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. 3. affirmative ·adj confirmative; …
Webster English vocab
ACTION — noun movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. 2. action ·noun a right of action; as, the law gives …
Webster English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE — [af.fir.ma.tive] adj (15c) 1: asserting a predicate of a subject 2: asserting that the fact is so 3: positive "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE — affirmative BrE AmE ə ˈfɜːm ət ɪv AmE \ ə ˈfɝːm ət̬ ɪv ▷ affirmative|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — / əˈfɜːmətɪv; NAmE əˈfɜːrm-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( formal ) an affirmative word or reply means 'yes' or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACTION — / ˈækʃn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHAT SB DOES 1. [ U ] the process of doing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — I. af ‧ fir ‧ ma ‧ tive 1 /əˈfɜːmətɪv $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal an affirmative answer or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACTION — I. ac ‧ tion 1 S1 W1 /ˈækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFFIRMATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 affirming; asserting that a thing is so. 2 (of a vote) expressing approval. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACTION — n. & v. --n. 1 the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFFIRMATIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 affirming; asserting that a thing is so. 2 (of a vote) expressing approval. n. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACTION — n. & v. n. 1 the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. affirming; asserting that a thing is so. 2 (of a vote) expressing approval. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
ACTION — n. & v. --n. 1. the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE — 1. An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACTION — ( actions, actioning, actioned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Action is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFFIRMATIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES affirmative action COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN action ▪ Poor blacks dislike the Republican …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE — [noun]She asked the question expecting an affirmative. [C]He replied in the affirmative (= He said yes). [U](esp. US) "Were you …
Cambridge English vocab
AFFIRMATIVE — Synonyms and related words : OK, absolute, acceptance, accord, accordant, acquiescence, acquiescent, affirmation, affirmative attitude, affirmative voice, affirmativeness, affirmatory, agree, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE — n. 25B6; adjective an affirmative answer : POSITIVE, assenting, consenting, corroborative, favourable. negative. 25B6; noun she took his grunt as …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFFIRMATIVE — 1. прил. позитивный, положительный, утвердительный affirmative action ≈ позитивные действия (политическая программа, направленная на ликвидацию расовой дискриминации) affirmative action groups …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACTION — сущ. 1) действие, поступок; полит. акция, выступление to take prompt action ≈ принять срочные меры to prod, spur smb. into …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFFIRMATIVE — affirmative.ogg 1. əʹfɜ:mətıv n 1. утверждение, заявление to answer in the affirmative - ответить утвердительно, дать положительный ответ 2. (the …
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