equal opportunity
See also: equal-opportunity
English
editNoun
editequal opportunity (uncountable)
- A state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, especially in employment, education and other areas of public life.
Adjective
editequal opportunity (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of equal-opportunity
Further reading
edit- “equal opportunity”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “equal opportunity”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “equal opportunity”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.