equal opportunity
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈiːkwəl ˌɒpərˈtunɪti/
:
igualdad de oportunidades
- All we ask is to be afforded an equal opportunity to succeed.
- provide equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer
- equal opportunity in education
To me, equity would mean people having equal opportunities and equal treatment.
- To me, equity would mean people having equal opportunities and equal treatment.
- And you said two parents in the home, great public education and then equal opportunity.
- We need to provide a sensible system of incentives as well as equal opportunity for all to explore their unique inborn talent.
- We value science, we value reason based philosophy, strong institutions, the liberal sense of freedom and of equal opportunity.
- It should all be equal opportunity and the pay should be equal as well.
- And I'll say, OK, so we, we, you know, we have equal opportunity.
Examples
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Therefore, a democratic teacher gives equal opportunity to students so that all students can be successful.
Academic text (2008) -
In principle, the bar is deeply committed to equal opportunity and social justice.
Academic text (2017) -
Since then, both boys and girls at school have had equal opportunity to access the Internet.
Academic text (2008) -
Then you get to the next step of saying, "How do we ensure equal opportunity for everyone?"
Academic text (1997) -
Second, leadership claims it to be the largest equal opportunity employer in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
The American ideal is one of equal opportunity, not equal outcome.
Academic text (2008) -
All the movements were highlighting civil rights, equal opportunity, and fair treatment.
Academic text (1997) -
But no one would argue that there's equal opportunity for all races, for all people.
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One-half of the respondents stated that teachers should offer equal opportunity in order to build a democratic classroom.
Academic text (2008) -
The organization strives to provide equal opportunity for all applicants, regardless of their background.
Synonyms
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2.2
People have the same rights, position, and opportunities
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3.5
A situation where everyone has the same fair chance to succeed
Antonyms
How Equal
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3.1
- Offensive
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'equal' (the same) + 'opportunity' (chance) yields the understandable meaning 'the same chance' or 'same opportunities', so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will infer it refers to providing the same chances to different people. While the machine-learning definition gives a precise technical criterion (equal true positive rates across groups), that is a specialization built on the transparent, ordinary-language sense.
Etymology
Equal opportunity gives a simple image: everyone stands at the same starting line or before the same open door. The word equal means 'the same' and opportunity means 'a chance', so it means giving people the same chances in work and school.