Definition of Status Quo
the way things are
Examples of Status Quo in a sentence
Because the council wants to maintain the status quo, they will not vote to add another member to the group. 🔊
A lack of desire to change the status quo is the reason for the poor voter turnout at last year’s election. 🔊
In the movie, the government views anyone who questions the status quo as a terrorist. 🔊
Many conservatives believe homosexual marriages are a threat to the moral status quo that is based on the principal of marriage between a man and a woman. 🔊
When the female judge was finally appointed to the bench, her appointment changed the status quo on the highest court in the land. 🔊
The new company president has plans to change the status quo and turn the business into a new organization. 🔊
As a whole, individuals have the tendency to be afraid of anything that challenges their personal beliefs by differing from the status quo. 🔊
The American Civil War was an internal revolution that ended with the destruction of the unfair status quo that permitted slavery. 🔊
Because the high school football players felt a girl’s presence would upset the status quo of their team, they voted unanimously against having females on the squad. 🔊
Many employees are joining the union because they are frustrated by the way they are treated under the status quo. 🔊
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