coequal

adjective

co·​equal (ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl How to pronounce coequal (audio)
: equal with one another
coequal branches of government
coequal noun
coequality noun
coequally adverb

Examples of coequal in a Sentence

in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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The principle of checks and balances is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches. Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 Leading Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), have urged Trump to respect the federal judiciary as a coequal separate branch of government and to heed its rulings. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025 Because today, the Supreme Court acted as a legitimate coequal branch of government, a legitimate check on executive branch overreach. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 In fact, the legislative and judicial branches are coequal branches of the federal government, with the legislative branch making the laws and the judiciary interpreting them. Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coequal

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coequal was in the 14th century

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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coequal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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coequal

adjective
co·​equal (ˈ)kō-ˈē-kwəl How to pronounce coequal (audio)
: equal with one another
coequality noun
coequally adverb
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