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- [skwair deel]
- /skwɛər dil/
- /skweə(r) diːl/
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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