Department of Civil Rights

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DCR
Pronunciation
/dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsɪvəl raɪts/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The Education Department's Office of Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that Harvard and Princeton universities discriminates against Asian-Americans.
  2. Mr Obama has asked the Department of Justice to review both grand jury decisions under federal civil rights law.
  3. The federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws ( including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation ); created in 1870.

Other meanings of DCR