equal opportunity
equa·lop·por·tunity
noun
1.
the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
Origin
Comes from equal-opportunity employer and similar phrases, where it is used literally to mean that the opportunity for employment is available equally to all, regardless of, for example, an applicant's race.
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