plus factor

plural plus factors

1. USlawAny trait of a person, such as their race, that may give them an advantage under affirmative action.

   Three white women challenged the admissions system, which gave applicants “plus factors” or "points" for being non-white […]

   2005, Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, volume 28, page 225

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   Race may therefore not be the only determining factor in the allocation, but race may be considered as a plus factor that may be taken into account.

   2001, Johan Rabe, Equality, Affirmative Action and Justice, page 143

   These plans can take many forms including outreach, special training programs, race or gender as plus factors, and goals and timetables.

   2007, Anderson C. Williams, A Concise Summary of Human Resource Management