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equality
adjectives
complete/full equality
• Women have not yet achieved full equality with men.
racial/sexual equality
• The minister is a well-known campaigner for racial equality.
social/political/economic equality
• Black people had to fight for social and economic equality with whites.
verbs
achieve equality
• He praised the generations who struggled to achieve racial equality.
demand equality
(= ask for it firmly because it is your right )
• She marched alongside her mother, demanding equality for women.
fight for equality
• Women fought for equality throughout the twentieth century.
promote equality
(= help it to happen )
• The Equal Opportunities Commission was established to promote equality between the sexes.
phrases
the struggle/fight for equality
• the people who led the struggle for equality in the United States
equality of opportunity
formal
• The government must ensure equality of opportunity for all children.
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noun ADJ. complete, full, genuine, true | greater | economic, legal, political, racial, sexual, social VERB + EQUALITY have Women do not yet have true equality in the company. | achieve | demand, fight for, strive for | promote | establish | ensure, guarantee PHRASES equality of opportunity People from these minority groups must have equality of opportunity. PREP. ~ between fighting for greater equality between the sexes | ~ for the task of achieving equality for gay men | ~ in These women are demanding fairness and equality in their pay. | ~ with The women are demanding full equality with the men of their tribe.
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