Meaning of racial spoils | Babel Free
Definitions
Preferential treatment of minorities in source selection for government contracts.
US, derogatory, plural, plural-only
Examples
“The State Senate recently voted to adopt⟳ a racial spoils system whereby at least 25% of construction contracts must be awarded to minority-owned businesses.”
“Ricci [v. DeStefano] may be the rock upon which America's racial spoils system finally founders.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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