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Meaning of status quo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/

Definitions

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

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Examples

““As a black woman,” Jemisin tells me, “I have no particular interest in maintaining the status quo. Why would I? The status quo is harmful, the status quo is significantly racist and sexist and a whole bunch of other things that I think need to change. With epic fantasy there is a tendency for it to be quintessentially conservative, in that its job is to restore what is perceived to be out of whack.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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