eugenics

noun

Definition of eugenicsnext
as in segregation
the practice of controlling which people become parents in an attempt to improve the genetic composition of the human race

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segregation
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  • An agent that can both draft and post a journal entry has the same segregation-of-duties problem as a clerk who can do both.
    — Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Although this kind of segregation can be seen with greater clarity in DF2, DF4, and DF9, not everyone agrees on how the separation took place.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
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