The president pro tempore of the senate is

the most senior senator in the Senate.

Explanation:

The presiding officer of the Senate is the Vice President of the United States, who exercises a number of administrative and ceremonial duties. He or she presides over the business sessions of the Senate and votes in cases of a tie vote. When he or she is not present, the President Pro Tempore presides. This officer is usually the most senior Senator from the majority party, who is elected by the Senate.

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affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts