more equal

adj

Etymology

Coined by George Orwell in 1945; see Animal Farm quotation below.

Definitions

  1. Ostensibly equal, but more privileged in reality.

    • All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
    • ... men who supposedly enjoyed equality and freedom, but in fact did not. The rich more equal than the poor at Strasbourg? ... is there a gap between what human rights say they do and what they actually do?
    • 2007, Mark Knoller, President Bush Rides In Style, CBS News All the world leaders at the G-8 Summit are supposed to be equal in stature. But in some ways, President George W. Bush is more equal than others.

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