status quo
noun /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/
/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/, /ˌstætəs ˈkwəʊ/
[singular] (from Latin)- the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change
- to defend/restore the status quo
- conservatives who want to maintain the status quo
- They wanted a return to the status quo before the war.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + status quo- defend
- keep
- maintain
- …
- a return to the status quo
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘the state in which’.