high ground

noun

1. a position of moral or ethical superiority.

   The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high ground¹

First recorded in 1480–90; current sense dates from 1800–10

Example Sentences

For the wider electorate, even those with legitimate doubts about his character, it neutralized their concerns by depriving Democrats of any plausible claim to the moral high ground.

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Republicans think they have the political high ground.

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Chasiv Yar, which the Russians recently claimed to have captured, "is one of the last bits of high ground the Ukrainians control", he says.

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Some brightness is possible downwind of high ground.

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Many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40 to 50mph with 60 to 70mph possible along exposed coasts and high ground.

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