English Dictionary

affirmative action

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 可算名詞

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination

日本語の意味

伝統的に差別の対象となってきた集団に対して、有利な待遇や機会を提供するための政策・制度。

The company implemented affirmative action to improve representation of employees from historically marginalized groups.

その企業は、歴史的に差別を受けてきた集団の人々に対して優遇措置を導入し、従業員の代表性を向上させた。

意味（1）

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination

Several proponents of affirmative action who were interviewed cited the scandal to dismiss the notion, advanced by some opponents of the policy, that America has moved beyond racial discrimination.

意味（2）

(countable) A specific policy with such a goal.

The debate on specific affirmative actions has similarly been reduced to mean quotas and preferential treatment of minorities and white women at the expense of white males.

affirmative actions （ plural ）