the Commission on Civil Rights
noun/ðə kəˌmɪʃn ɒn ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts/
/ðə kəˌmɪʃn ɑːn ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts/
[singular]- (in the US) a government organization that works for equal rights for all AmericansCultureThe Commission on Civil Rights investigates complaints, informs the President and Congress, and sends information to the public. An original Commission was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957. It has since been updated by the Commission on Civil Rights Acts of 1983 and 1991 and the Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994.
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