Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cotista
English translation:
affirmative action student
Portuguese term
Brazil
Teaching Degree in English.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Cotista
Entrou na universidade através do sistema de cotas do governo.
Being a "cotista" means you joined the university through a system which saves some slots at the university for the minority.
In the context above, she is a black women and joined university through this system.
| 4 | affirmative action student |
Egon Lessa
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| 4 +2 | quota students |
Patricia Oliveira
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| 5 | quota recipient |
Oliver Simões
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| 4 | quotaholder/shareholder |
Leonardo Faria
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| 4 -1 | tokenist student |
Nick Taylor
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Mar 10, 2023 13:51: Matheus Chaud changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jun 19, 2023 23:51: Larisse Cordeiro Created KOG entry
PRO (2): Ana Cravidao, Egon Lessa
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Video game localization and marketing
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
affirmative action student
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Note added at 1 day 16 hrs (2022-11-16 11:16:18 GMT)
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https://edib.harvard.edu/affirmative-action-programs
Brazil
Marketing, Sustainability, Finance
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
quota students
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Bruna Mattos
8 mins
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Thank you!
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philgoddard
: Student, singular. You could say "She is a quota student. She gained her university place under the government's affirmative action scheme."
1 hr
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Thank you!!
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
tokenist student
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philgoddard
: Not at all - tokenist has negative connotations.
27 mins
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I suppose it depends on the big picture. tokenism: “the practice of doing something (such as hiring a person who belongs to a minority group) only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are being treated fairly” (via Merriam Webster).
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Brazil
Formed in English and Biology. Letters
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
quotaholder/shareholder
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
quota recipient
Example Sentence
It was not until her fourth try, when she applied as a quota recipient based on her race and socioeconomic status, that she won a spot at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), a public university that pioneered a quota system for public school students.
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Note added at 2 days 22 hrs (2022-11-17 17:39:57 GMT)
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2013/0212/Brazil-s-...
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