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In education, you generally ____ affirmative action (policy of promoting the education and employment of members of groups that are known to have previously suffered from discrimination)?

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Not sure why you chose to use the word "previously". It implies that it happened in the past but isn't happening now.

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I copypasted the definition from wikipedia

7:07 PM · Dec 11, 2018

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Fair enough. Though, you should be aware that someone like me who has absolutely no expertise in the area can go into that Wikipedia page and edit it. I like Wikipedia but I'm not going to trust it for medical or legal advice.