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  1. equal-opportunityadjective

    Targeting everyone indiscriminately.

    equal-opportunity insulter

  2. Etymology: Comes from and similar phrases, where it is used literally to mean that the opportunity for employment is available equally to all, regardless of, for example, an applicant's race.

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  1. equal-opportunity

    Equal opportunity is a state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, 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.According to proponents of the concept, chances for advancement should be open to everybody without regard for wealth, status, or membership in a privileged group. 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 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. 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. Alexander Dobrindt:

    There are indications that the state support leads to an advantage (for Gulf carriers) compared to European airlines, the benefit of an aviation agreement for us could be to get equal opportunities and for the Gulf carriers that there is the possibility, if there is an equal opportunity again, to talk about new landing rights.

  2. Kerry Benninghoff:

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

  3. Laurence J. Peter:

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

  4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

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

  5. Megan Rapinoe:

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In an interview following the game, Megan Rapinoe, the reigning FIFA Player of the Year, addressed young players. You are not lesser just because you are a girl. You are not better just because you are a boy, we are all created equal and should all have the equal opportunity to got out and pursue our dreams.

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