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racial spoils

noun

Definitions

  1. Preferential treatment of minorities in source selection for government contracts.

    • 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.

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