Definitions for equal opportunity
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1. equal opportunitynoun

   the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin

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1. Equal opportunity

   Equal opportunity is a state of fairness in which job applicants are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified. The intent is that the important jobs in an organization should go to the people who are most qualified – persons most likely to perform ably in a given task – and not go to persons for reasons deemed arbitrary or irrelevant, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, having well-connected relatives or friends, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation.Chances for advancement should be open to everybody interested, such that they have "an equal chance to compete within the framework of goals and the structure of rules established". The idea is to remove arbitrariness from the selection process and base it on some "pre-agreed basis of fairness, with the assessment process being related to the type of position" and emphasizing procedural and legal means. Individuals should succeed or fail based on their own efforts and not extraneous circumstances such as having well-connected parents. It is opposed to nepotism and plays a role in whether a social structure is seen as legitimate. The concept is applicable in areas of public life in which benefits are earned and received such as employment and education, although it can apply to many other areas as well. Equal opportunity is central to the concept of meritocracy.

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1. equal opportunity

   Equal opportunity refers to the principle that all individuals should have the same rights and opportunities to education, employment, social activities, and benefits, regardless of their race, gender, age, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status. It emphasizes fairness and aims to eliminate discrimination in any form.

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1. Equal opportunity

   Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified. The aim according to this often complex and contested concept is that important jobs should go to those “most qualified” – persons most likely to perform ably in a given task – and not go to persons for arbitrary or irrelevant reasons, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, friendship ties to whoever is in power, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, or sexual orientation. Chances for advancement should be open to everybody interested such that they have “an equal chance to compete within the framework of goals and the structure of rules established.” The idea is to remove arbitrariness from the selection process and base it on some “pre-agreed basis of fairness, with the assessment process being related to the type of position,” and emphasizing procedural and legal means. Individuals should succeed or fail based on their own efforts and not extraneous circumstances such as having well-connected parents. It is opposed to nepotism and plays a role in whether a social structure is seen as legitimate.

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1. equal opportunity

   The right to equal and equivalent opportunities for all people.

   Every person has the right to equal opportunity and this is respected and provided by every form of unity government and employers.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2015  

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1. • Civil Right
   • Law

How to pronounce equal opportunity?

1. Alex

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of equal opportunity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of equal opportunity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of equal opportunity in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Wydra:

   It would be wrong for the Supreme Court to seriously weaken one of our country's most important civil rights protections when we still don't live in a country where all Americans have an equal opportunity to seek a home and fair treatment in any neighborhood.

2. Laurence J. Peter:

   Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

3. Kerry Benninghoff:

   That this slicing and dicing of minority voters is required to provide equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.

4. Donald Trump:

   As an immigrant myself, having grown up in a communist society, I know all too well the value and importance of freedom and equal opportunity -- ideals which this great nation was founded and has continued to strive towards throughout its history.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Philanthropy has the power to ensure all people have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=equal opportunity
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Opportunity
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=equal opportunity