quotaism
The practice of taking a certain action to fulfil a quota, regardless of the action's…The practice of taking a certain action to fulfil a quota, regardless of the action's merits (for example, ensuring that 10% of students admitted to a college are from a certain ethnic group, regardless of their qualifications).
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon, uncountable)The practice of taking a certain action to fulfil a quota, regardless of the action's merits (for example, ensuring that 10% of students admitted to a college are from a certain ethnic group, regardless of their qualifications).
Origin
From quota + -ism.From quota + -ism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable