- 1(politics) a system that limits the number of immigrants from any one country who may officially enter the U.S. each year
- 2a policy of either limiting the number of students, employees, etc. of minority groups in a school or business, or of requiring a certain number or percentage to be hired or admitted The school had a quota system in place for many years.
- 3(economics) a system that limits the amount of particular goods that can enter or leave a country
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