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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, especially when resulting from policies established to correct discrimination against members of a minority or disadvantaged group.
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- noun law, ethics, public policy The
policy orpractice ofdiscriminating against members of a designated group which has in the pastunfairly receivedpreferential treatment insocial ,legal ,educational , oremployment situations, with the intention ofbenefiting one or more other groups (such asracial ,disabled , orgender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.
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