affirmative action
affirmative action
afˌfirmative<ʃoŋð style="font-weight:normal">'action
◙noun [U] [especially AmE]
1. the practice of choosing people for a job, college etc who are usually treated unfairly because of their race, sex etc
• 积极行动，反歧视行动〔指聘用或录取因种族、性别等受不公平对待的人〕;
【SYN】 positive discrimination [BrE]
