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status quo wordnet sense
Noun
/ˈstātəs ˈkwō/,/ˈstatəs/,
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The existing state of affairs, esp. regarding social or political issues,
  1. The existing state of affairs, esp. regarding social or political issues
    • - they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo
  1. the existing state of affairs
  2. Status quo, a commonly used form of the original Latin "statu quo" - literally "the state in which" - is a Latin term meaning the current or existing state of affairs. To maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are. ...
  3. Status Quo, also known as The Quo or just Quo, are an English rock band whose music is characterized by their distinctive brand of boogie rock.
  4. Status Quo was an all-male African-American dance crew formed in Boston, Massachusetts. They gained fame as the runners up in Season 1 of America's Best Dance Crew losing to JabbaWockeeZ. They were notable for their extreme acrobatics and crazy stunts.
  5. In Israel, the term status quo (or the secular-religious status quo) refers to the political understanding between religious and secular political parties not to alter the communal arrangement in relation to religious matters, in a predominantly secular population. ...
  6. A situation that is unchanged or is as it was before a recent change
  7. The status quo is the current situation while the debate is occurring.
  8. The previous situation of affairs; an unchanged position.
  9. The concept of status quo is basic to these volumes. In previous volumes^21 I argued that a breakdown of status quo expectations is a necessary cause of violence and war, and I tried to verify this against empirical results. ...
  10. A Latin phrase meaning “the state that was;” refers to whatever circumstances or conditions previously existed, or which presently exist and have existed for some time.
  11. Remaining in the same placement; not changing.
  12. (n.) the rules and policies, or any specific rule or policy, previously established in a student-run co-operative; a specialized application of the widespread usage of the Latin term in English
  13. Maintaining existing conditions or situations.
  14. The class relationships determined by the base and reflected in the superstructure of a society. The ideologies of a culture work to maintain these relationships.
  15. The state in which things as they are now
  16. The current state of affairs, or current position.
  17. If the child(ren) are happy and healthy, why change the custody arrangement.
  18. supporters suggest that in the absence of what they consider to be reliable data, continuation of current practices offers continued economic prosperity
  19. The existing order of things; present customs and practices; from Latin, meaning "the state in which."
  20. In custody disputes, the concept of status quo refers to the custodial situation the parties agreed to prior to one of them going to court. ...
  21. Latin meaning 'as things were'.
  22. the way things are right now