Words / B2

i-KWOL-uh-tee/ɪˈkwɒləti/

Equality is having the same rights and opportunities: equality before the law; equality of opportunity. Equal is already in the dictionary. Equity in policy English often means fairness that may treat groups differently to reach a fair outcome — a debated distinction. Inequality is the opposite. Uncountable. UK: Equality Act 2010.

Meaning

The state of having the same rights, status, or opportunities.

Examples

• “The Act requires equality of treatment in recruitment.”
• “Pay equality was still not achieved in the senior grades.”

Good to know

Uncountable: equality; equality of opportunity / before the law. Adjective: equal. Opposite: inequality. Policy cousin: equity (define).

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