- the fact of being equal in rights, status, advantages, etc.
- racial/social/gender equality
- We need to ensure equality of opportunity in all areas of work.
- the principle of equality before the law (= the law treats everyone the same)
- Don't you believe in equality between men and women?
Collocations RaceRaceRace and society- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1- The State shall not deny anyone equality before the law.
- The women are demanding full equality with the men of their community.
- These women are demanding fairness and equality in their pay.
- They fought for greater equality between the sexes.
- Women do not yet have true equality in the company.
- the goal of formal equality before the law
- the task of achieving equality for trans people
- Equality between the various groups seemed a long way off.
- Equality for gay people in employment law is a relatively recent progression.
- Equality of opportunity is our priority.
- Gender equality is an ideal that we have not yet achieved.
- The fight for equality tended to take the form of civil disobedience.
- The people were demanding full equality with their former masters.
- Is there a society in the world where women have true equality?
- They are leaders in the campaign to bring about greater racial equality.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- perfect
- …
- have
- achieve
- demand
- …
- equality before the law
- equality of opportunity
- equality between
- equality for
- equality in
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin aequalitas, from aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.
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