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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

 
 
noun (abbreviation EEOC, also Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) GOVERNMENT, LAW, HR, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Definition

in the US, a government organization that is responsible for making sure that employers do not treat employees or people applying for jobs unfairly because of their race, religion, age, etc.
(Definition of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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