idea of equality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofideaandequality
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idea
noun
uk/aɪˈdɪə/us/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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equality
noun[U or C]
uk/iˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/iˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the ...
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(Definition ofideaandequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theideaofequalityis one we can all subscribe to.
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The religious habit should be the only and ultimate sign of social distinction, symbolizing the absolute poverty and theideaofequalitywithin the community.
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These isomorphisms are never equalities, and, by the way, the mereideaofequalityis foreign to categories.
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The backlash against theideaofequalitythat occurred in the early post-communist period appears to have waned.
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Some scholars have suggested that treating religious liberty as basic undermines theideaofequalityunder the law.
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From thisideaofequalitygrew the concept of the rights of minorities.
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Theideaofequalitythat he has been promoting does not exist in his mind.
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That demonstrates the nonsense of the wholeideaofequalityof access and absolute neutrality in this matter.
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The oldideaofequalityunder the law is rapidly disappearing.
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After all, in war-time, we are living in equalitarian conditions, or ought to be, and it is with the rightideaofequalitythat we should approach the question.
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Uniquely for her time, she emphasizes theideaofequalityof women.
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This hurts their performance, undermining theideaofequalityin the workplace.
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But the moralideaofequalitydoes not depend on matters of fact such as intelligence, physical strength, or moral capacity.
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