equal-opportunity employer
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- noun
- /ˈiːkwəl ˌɒpərˈtunɪti ɪmˈplɔɪər/
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empleador de igualdad de oportunidades
- Application forms should state clearly an employer's position as an equal opportunity employer.
Examples
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-We're an equal opportunity employer.
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The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce.
Blog text (29) -
Second, leadership claims it to be the largest equal opportunity employer in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Blog text (1) -
Interstate Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.
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Francis W. Parker School is an equal opportunity employer.
Blog text (1) -
The UUA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Blog text (31) -
California College of the Arts is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity.
Blog text (7) -
WSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Blog text (10) -
The University of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce.
Antonyms
- Offensive
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Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion
Surface Forms
Morphology
equal-opportunity + employer
The phrase's meaning is directly built from its parts: 'equal' + 'opportunity' conveys providing the same chances, and 'employer' denotes a company that hires, so an 'equal-opportunity employer' is an employer who hires without discrimination. This compositional logic is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Equal-opportunity employer is a phrase that comes from laws and job ads promising fair chances to everyone. The phrase gives a simple image: equal means the same and opportunity means a fair chance, so it refers to a company that 'hires people without discrimination'.