coequal

adjective

co·​equal (ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl How to pronounce coequal (audio)
: equal with one another
coequal branches of government
coequal noun
coequality noun
coequally adverb

Examples of coequal in a Sentence

in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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Speaker Mike Johnson has positioned himself as a junior partner to the president rather than a leader of a coequal branch of government. Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The legislature is a coequal branch of government with the executive branch. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The purpose of the pardon is to be used as a check against the other coequal branches of government to protect people from being unfairly punished or having their rights otherwise deprived without due process. Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025 But this dynamic accelerates the decline of Congress as a coequal branch of government, further shifting power to the presidency. Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coequal

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coequal was in the 14th century

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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coequal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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coequal

adjective
co·​equal (ˈ)kō-ˈē-kwəl How to pronounce coequal (audio)
: equal with one another
coequality noun
coequally adverb
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