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  • 11Equal temperament — Equal E qual, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to Skr. ?ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.] 1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12EQUAL Community Initiative — EQUAL is the ‘Community Initiative’ within the European Social Fund of the European Union. It concerns “transnational co operation to promote new means of combating all forms of discrimination and inequalities in connection with the labour… …

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  • 13Equal Pay Act of 1963 — USA A federal law prohibiting wage discrimination on the basis of sex (29 U.S.C. §206(d)). The Equal Pay Act is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applies to all employers covered under the FLSA. To make a claim for discrimination… …

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  • 14make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …

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  • 16Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — ˌEqual Emˈployment Opporˌtunity ˌCommission abbreviation EEOC noun ORGANIZATIONS LAW HUMAN RESOURCES a US organization whose job is to make sure that employers do not treat people unfairly because of their age, sex, Race, religion etc * * * Equal …

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  • 17equal — [adj1] alike according, balanced, break even, commensurate, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, double, duplicate, egalitarian, equivalent, evenly matched, fifty fifty*, homologous, identic, identical, indistinguishable,… …

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  • 18make — [v1] create, build accomplish, adjust, arrange, assemble, beget, brew, bring about, cause, compose, conceive, constitute, construct, cook, cook up*, dash off*, draw on, dream up, effect, engender, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, generate …

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  • 19Equal Employment Opportunities Commission — Equal Em|ploy|ment Op|por|tu|ni|ties Com|mis|sion, the the EEOC a US government organization whose aim is to make sure that people are not prevented from getting jobs because of their race, religion, age, sex etc, and to make sure that all… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20equal-opportunity employer — An employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. Employers typically claim to be equal opportunity employers in job advertisements or postings (sometimes using the… …

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