Affirmative action and Positive discrimination

Affirmative action noun - A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities.

Positive discrimination and affirmative action are semantically related. in anti-discrimination program topic. In some cases you can use "Positive discrimination" instead a noun phrase "Affirmative action".

Affirmative action and positive discrimination are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Affirmative action" with "Positive discrimination", this phrases are similar.