status quos

UK/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊz/Canada, US/ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊz/Canada, US/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊz/

A form of status quo — The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of status quo

    However, I do not mean to imply all local status quos revolve around territorial arrangements, or territory only matters in terms of minerals within it.

    2002, Douglas Lemke, Regions of War and Peace, page 55
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APA

status quos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20quos

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“status quos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20quos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “status quos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20quos.

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