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Bakke decision

Bak·ke de·ci·sion [ bákee di sì'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. Supreme court decision: a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it unlawful for universities to reserve a specific number of places for students from minority groups, and so prevent applicants who are not from minority groups from competing for those places

[After Allan Bakke, who was denied a place at medical school in spite of having higher qualifications than others admitted]
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