plus factor

plus factor (plural plus factors)

1. (US, law) Any trait of a person, such as their race, that may give them an advantage under affirmative action.
   • 2001, Johan Rabe, Equality, Affirmative Action and Justice (page 143)

     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.

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

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

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

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

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