equality
noun
the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.
equalities
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pluralof equality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A self-described "proper working-class" woman, Rayner rose quickly in Westminster, taking up the women and equalities and education briefs in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
NI has different equalities laws from the rest of the UK so the NI Equality Commission is seeking a High Court ruling on how that Supreme Court ruling should be interpreted.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It follows a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law in April last year.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The government intends to publish new guidance on single-sex spaces next month after elections on the 7 May, equalities minister Bridget Phillipson has said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Unfortunately perhaps, people are more sensitive to absolute differences between people than they are to rough equalities between them.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
