racial spoils

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounracial spoils pl (plural only)
  1. USderogatorypluralplural onlygovernmentPreferential 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.

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    Ricci [v. DeStefano] may be the rock upon which America's racial spoils system finally founders.

    2009, George F. Will, “The Wreck of the Racial Spoils System”, in The Washington Post
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Chicago

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