on equal terms
idiom
: as equals : as people with the same rights, privileges and responsibilities
people from different cultures learning to live together on equal terms
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But for its fans and players, trans men having the right to play their favorite sport on equal terms is far more important than the score.
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Reuters, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
For decades, electric utilities had a reprieve because energy-efficient light bulbs, machines, and gadgets generally kept the demand and supply more on equal terms.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
To say that San Diego is on equal terms with bigger cities like Los Angeles or New York, in terms of noise music and outsider arts, is huge.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
Trade with China was rarely conducted on equal terms and often exposed the West to technology theft.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet this bill seeks to place yeshiva study on equal terms with military service.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 30 July 2023
Thus, building a well-functioning care economy will positively impact women’s ability to participate in the economy on equal terms and, therefore, contribute to closing gender gaps in workforce participation, pay and leadership.
—World Economic Forum, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Scholarly depth and breadth rarely meet on equal terms.
—Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
Taxpayers subsidized their construction in exchange for charters requiring railroads to serve all customers on equal terms.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2022
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Reuters, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
For decades, electric utilities had a reprieve because energy-efficient light bulbs, machines, and gadgets generally kept the demand and supply more on equal terms.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
To say that San Diego is on equal terms with bigger cities like Los Angeles or New York, in terms of noise music and outsider arts, is huge.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
Trade with China was rarely conducted on equal terms and often exposed the West to technology theft.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet this bill seeks to place yeshiva study on equal terms with military service.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 30 July 2023
Thus, building a well-functioning care economy will positively impact women’s ability to participate in the economy on equal terms and, therefore, contribute to closing gender gaps in workforce participation, pay and leadership.
—World Economic Forum, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Scholarly depth and breadth rarely meet on equal terms.
—Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
Taxpayers subsidized their construction in exchange for charters requiring railroads to serve all customers on equal terms.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2022
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