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square deal

square deal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skwair deel]
    • /skwɛər dil/
    • /skweə(r) diːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skwair deel]
    • /skwɛər dil/

Definitions of square deal words

  • noun square deal the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups. 1
  • noun square deal fair opportunity or treatment 1
  • noun square deal any dealing that is honest and fair 0

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Origin of square deal

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Square deal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

square deal popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

square deal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for square deal

noun square deal

  • constitutionality — In a particular political system, the constitutionality of a law or action is the fact that it is allowed by the constitution.
  • fair play — just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play.
  • fair shake — an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake.
  • fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
  • fifty-fifty — equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.

adj square deal

  • cricket — Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat.

adjective square deal

  • equitable — Fair and impartial.
  • nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.

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