equal opportunity
adjective
US
: not discriminating against people because of their race, religion, etc.
an equal opportunity employer
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Iger has been a fearless, equal opportunity offender in defending Disney’s corporate character, whether from intrusions by the left or by the right.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
At issue is whether The View, which is produced by ABC News, qualifies as a bona fide news program and is thus exempt from certain FCC rules, including the equal opportunity or equal time rule.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
True equality should not equate to carving out exclusive zones that sideline most MBA students and potentially skirt equal opportunity laws.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While The Maidstone New Orleans and its sister property, the LDV at the Maidstone East Hampton, share provenance, East Hampton might be described as a playground for the preppy, and New Orleans is more of an equal opportunity party town.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
The museum will highlight the heroes and showcase the art, politics, literature, photography, film, music, posters, artifacts and video created by and for all groups who have fought for, and continue to fight for equal opportunity in New York City and the Northeast.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This sidelines others, granting undue influence to a few and eroding trust, transparency and equal opportunity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
At issue is whether The View, which is produced by ABC News, qualifies as a bona fide news program and is thus exempt from certain FCC rules, including the equal opportunity or equal time rule.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
True equality should not equate to carving out exclusive zones that sideline most MBA students and potentially skirt equal opportunity laws.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While The Maidstone New Orleans and its sister property, the LDV at the Maidstone East Hampton, share provenance, East Hampton might be described as a playground for the preppy, and New Orleans is more of an equal opportunity party town.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
The museum will highlight the heroes and showcase the art, politics, literature, photography, film, music, posters, artifacts and video created by and for all groups who have fought for, and continue to fight for equal opportunity in New York City and the Northeast.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This sidelines others, granting undue influence to a few and eroding trust, transparency and equal opportunity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Equal opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20opportunity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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