Meaning of fair go | Babel Free

Definitions

A reasonable or equitable opportunity to attempt something.

Australia, New-Zealand, informal

Examples

“He said he wanted a fair go to apply for the scholarship.”

“But for this government to load up funding to the wealthiest schools in this country is anathema to the great Aussie notion of a fair go for all.”

“‘We have heard about a fair go for Labor,’ Fraser told the crowd in his peroration. ‘A fair go for the most hopeless Government in our history? A fair go for the party that created the first depression for forty years?[…]’”

“1983, Australian Parliament, House of Representatives Weekly Hansard, Issues 4-5, page 2677, The people of the Northern Territory do not want any special deals. They are not looking for privilege or preferential treatment. All they are after is a good old-fashioned fair go.”

“The traditional ethic of the fair go was resurrected, the light on the hill reignited, and the government promised that those currently unemployed would not be left to stagnate.”

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