Meanings
plural moral high grounds
- idiomaticA position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat on the House armed services committee, said the US should not “cede the moral high ground”.
2023 July 8, Sara Jacobs, quotee, “Biden approves cluster bombs for Ukraine”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41 more example
Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance of house arrest enable her to occupy the moral high ground.
2002 May 6, Robert Horn, “The Next Face-Off”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2010Antonyms: moral low ground
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 道德制高點 /道德制高点, 道德高地
- 道德制高點 /道德制高点 (dàodézhìgāodiǎn)A position or point of view
- 道德高地 (dàodégāodì)A position or point of view
Finnish korkeamoraalinen näkökanta, hurskasteleva näkökanta
- korkeamoraalinen näkökantaA position or point of view
- hurskasteleva näkökantaA position or point of view
Polish wyższość moralna
- wyższość moralnaA position or point of view
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