affirmative-action
/ə'fɜrmətɪv_'ækʃən/
noun
18 letters5 syllables30 points in Scrabble®34 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities.
“affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision”
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Ends withN
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Scrabble®30 points
Words With Friends®34 points
Double word60 points
Triple word90 points
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Syllablesaf · firm · a · tive-ac · tion
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