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positive action

positive action noun: a form of affirmative action that attempts to assist members of an underrepresented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by merit.

Noun

positive action (uncountable)

  1. A form of affirmative action that attempts to assist members of an underrepresented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by merit.

Questions about positive action

What does positive action mean?
Positive action means a form of affirmative action that attempts to assist members of an underrepresented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by merit.
What part of speech is positive action?
Positive action is a noun.

Words near positive action in the dictionary

  1. positionlessness
  2. positions
  3. positiv organ
  4. positiv organs
  5. positive
  6. positive action
  7. positive airway pressure
  8. positive airway pressures
  9. positive assortative mating
  10. positive assortative matings
  11. positive atheist

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