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Definition of status quo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

status quo

noun
 
/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/
 
/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/,
 
/ˌstætəs ˈkwəʊ/
[singular] (from Latin)
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  1. the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change
    • to defend/restore the status quo
    • conservatives who want to maintain the status quo
    • They wanted a return to the status quo before the war.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + status quo
    • defend
    • keep
    • maintain
    • …
    phrases
    • a return to the status quo
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    Word OriginLatin, literally ‘the state in which’.
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