equal opportunity

Definition of Equal Opportunity in English :

1. equal opportunity

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Equal Opportunity

noun

a.

the offering of employment, pay, or promotion equally to all, without discrimination as to sex, race, colour, disability, etc

b.

(as modifier)

our equal-opportunity policy

an equal-opportunities employer

modifier

industrial relations

of or relating to equal opportunity

our equal-opportunity policy

adjective

1.

treating all employees and applicants for employment equally, without discriminating in terms of race, sex, religion, etc.

2.

random or impartial in action or effect; not selective

often used humorously or ironically

an equal-opportunity disease

n.

Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on race, color, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability.