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status quo
[ kwoh ]
noun
- the existing state or condition.
status quo
/ əʊ /
noun
- the status quothe existing state of affairs
status quo
- The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations: “People with money are often content with the status quo.” From Latin , meaning “the state in which.”
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of status quo1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of status quo1
Idioms and Phrases
The existing condition or state of affairs, as in We don't want to admit more singers to the chorus; we like the status quo . This term, Latin for “state in which,” has been used in English since the early 1800s.Example Sentences
On March 10, he issued a temporary restraining order to maintain the status quo.
Still, Lurie said, San Francisco has to upend the status quo even as it expands capacity for treatment and interim housing.
Horvath said the county, soon to be flush with Measure A revenue, cannot afford to continue the status quo.
It’s time to stop defending the status quo with the same old rationale and move forward to the employee-focused solutions we each deserve.
The judge questioned how the 1798 law could authorize such deportations, and “to preserve the status quo,” he ordered a temporary pause on all the deportations.
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