status quo
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noun \-ˈkwō\Definition of STATUS QUO
: the existing state of affairs <seeks to preserve the status quo>
See Examples of STATUS QUO
- He is content with the status quo and does not like change.
- <civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo>
Origin of STATUS QUO
Latin, state in which
First Known Use: 1807
Related to STATUS QUO
- Antonyms
- abnormality
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