1. a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bakke decision
n 1: a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the
Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to
consider race as a factor in their admission policy