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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There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024 Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch. Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024 Centrism rejects Manichaeism, allows the natural ebb and flow of political power and respects coequal branches of government. Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024 In its place was a Congress that had disseminated power throughout its ranks, that demanded greater accountability of its own leaders as well as of the executive branch, and that was far more willing to assert its constitutional status as a coequal branch of government. John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020 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 Dec. 2024.

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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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