coequal
/ˌkəʊˈiː.kwəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkoʊˈiː.kwəl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl/ (ame, mw)
coequal — adjective
- coequalpositive
- more coequalcomparative
- most coequalsuperlative
1. sharing rank, authority, or importance with one or more others, so that no side
sharing rank, authority, or importance with one or more others, so that no side ranks above the rest — for example, two government bodies that hold matched power, or business partners with the same say in every decision.
The constitution treats the courts and the legislature as coequal branches of government.
coequal + plural noun for institutions of equal standing
At the Lagos clinic, Eshe and Walid are coequal partners who share every major decision.
coequal partners — common collocation for business or professional pairings
Sivan argued that both spouses should be coequal in shaping the family's future.
The new charter makes the student council coequal with the faculty board on campus matters.
Reema reminded the team that the junior designers were coequal contributors, not assistants.
- equal
more general and far more common; works for any kind of sameness, not just rank
- co-ordinate
formal; emphasises items at the same level in a system or hierarchy
- peer
noun more often than adjective; 'a peer' or 'peer institution' carries a similar shared-standing sense
- subordinate
lower in rank or authority than another
- superior
higher in rank than another
文法句型
coequal + noun
coequal with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently appears before a plural noun naming bodies, partners, or branches that hold matched authority (often: coequal branches / partners / members). Distinguish from 'equal', which covers any kind of sameness; 'coequal' specifically frames two or more parties as sharing rank or power.