AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Meaning of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION in English

afˌfirmative ˈaction BrE AmE noun [uncountable] especially American English

the practice of choosing people for a job, college etc who are usually treated unfairly because of their race, sex etc SYN positive discrimination British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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 — In the U.S., the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members of minority groups through …
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
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — in the United States, an active effort to improve employment or educational opportunities for members of minority groups and women. …
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 — Affirmative action is the policy of giving jobs and other opportunities to members of groups such as racial minorities or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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 — In the U.S., the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members of minority groups through …
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
ACTION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a libel action/case/trial (= a court case against someone for libel ) a plan …
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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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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