coequal

adjective

co·​equal (ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl How to pronounce coequal (audio)
Synonyms of coequalnext
: equal with one another
coequal branches of government
coequal noun
coequality
ˌkō-ē-ˈkwä-lə-tē How to pronounce coequal (audio)
noun
coequally
(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwə-lē How to pronounce coequal (audio)
adverb

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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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Because today, the Supreme Court acted as a legitimate coequal branch of government, a legitimate check on executive branch overreach. — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 In fact, the legislative and judicial branches are coequal branches of the federal government, with the legislative branch making the laws and the judiciary interpreting them. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson has positioned himself as a junior partner to the president rather than a leader of a coequal branch of government. — Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The legislature is a coequal branch of government with the executive branch. — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coequal

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Mar. 2025.

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