"equal opportunity" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} equal opportunity (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of equal-opportunity. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: equal-opportunity
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Noun [English]

Forms: equal opportunities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} equal opportunity (countable and uncountable, plural equal opportunities)
  1. A state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, especially in employment, education and other areas of public life. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: reverse discrimination Translations (Translations): mahdollisuuksien tasa-arvo (Finnish), égalité des chances [feminine] (French), równe szanse [feminine, plural] (Polish), równość szans [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-equal_opportunity-en-noun-lBhKbbmC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 62

Inflected forms

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