affirmative
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President and Fellows of Harvard College, which struck down race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
With this understanding of federal primacy in foreign affairs, the Supreme Court has pre-empted state laws even in the absence of any affirmative actions by the president or Congress.
“He needed to focus his energy on the civil rights initiative, and affirmative action was a much bigger deal,” said Haru.
From Los Angeles Times
I remember being excited, of course, but also like, “Yes! I’m supposed to be here,” not from a cocky place but more affirmative.
From Los Angeles Times
A casual listener might take Mr. Youngkin for an unreconstructed Reaganite, but he sometimes speaks effusively about the affirmative powers of government.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
