equal opportunity

See also: equal-opportunity

English

Noun

equal opportunity (uncountable)

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.

Adjective

equal opportunity (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of equal-opportunity

Further reading

• “equal opportunity”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “equal opportunity”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “equal opportunity”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.