SOME (PEOPLE, MEMBERS, ETC.) ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

Meaning of SOME (PEOPLE, MEMBERS, ETC.) ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS in English

( saying ) although the members of a society, group, etc. appear to be equal, some, in fact, get better treatment than others

ORIGIN: This phrase is used by one of the pigs in the book 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell: 'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.'

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
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PEOPLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hamlet people People's Republic of China Lao People's Democratic Republic Socialist People's Libyan Arab …
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THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
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SOME — I. (|)səm adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pron., from Old English sum, adjective & pron.; akin to Old …
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PEOPLE — I. ˈpēpəl noun ( plural people or peoples ; see numbered senses ) Etymology: Middle English peple, poeple, from Old …
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MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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EQUAL — I. ˈēkwəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aequalis, from aequus level, equal + -alis -al 1. a. (1) : …
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-SOME — I. _səm; when n immediately precedes, as in “winsome”, (t)səm adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; …
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
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EQUAL — (a.) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; …
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
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EQUAL — ( a. ) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
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PEOPLE — — peopleless , adj. — peopler , n. /pee"peuhl/ , n. , pl. peoples for 4, v. , peopled, peopling …
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MORE — — moreness , n. /mawr, mohr/ , adj., compar. of much or many with most as superl. 1. in greater …
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EQUAL — /ee"kweuhl/ , adj., n., v., equaled, equaling or ( esp. Brit. ) equalled, equalling . adj. 1. as great as; …
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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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OTHERS — n. other persons; the ones who remain after one or more people have left, the ones remaining
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OTHERS — pron. other people; other things
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THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
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PEOPLE — I. ˈpē-pəl noun ( plural people ) Etymology: Middle English peple, from Anglo-French pople, peple, peuple, from Latin populus Date: …
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EQUAL — I. ˈē-kwəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aequalis, from aequus level, equal Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : …
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-SOME — I. adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
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SOME — adj considerable in number or quality. 2. some ·adj not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some …
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PEOPLE — noun one's subjects; fellow citizens; companions; followers. 2. people ·noun one's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were …
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EQUAL — noun state of being equal; equality. 2. equal ·adj exactly agreeing with respect to quantity. 3. equal ·adj of the …
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ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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SOME — [some] adj [ME som, adj. & pron., fr. OE sum; akin to OHG sum some, Gk hame somehow, homos same--more …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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EQUAL — [equal] adj [ME, fr. L aequalis, fr. aequus level, equal] (14c) 1 a (1): of the same measure, quantity, amount, …
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ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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EQUAL — equal BrE AmE ˈiːk w ə l ▷ equal|ed, ~led d ▷ equal|ing, ~ling ɪŋ ▷ equal|ly i ▷ equal|s …
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ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
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SOME — determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner / səm; NAmE ; strong form sʌm/ 1. used with uncountable nouns or …
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PEOPLE — / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ pl. ] persons; men, women and children : At …
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MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
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SOME — I. some 1 S1 W1 /səm; strong sʌm/ BrE AmE determiner [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sum ] 1 …
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PEOPLE — I. peo ‧ ple 1 S1 W1 /ˈpiːp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
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MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
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SOME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
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PEOPLE — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. as pl.) a persons composing a community, tribe, race, nation, etc. (the English people; …
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MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
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THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
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SOME — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
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PEOPLE — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. as pl.) a persons composing a community, tribe, race, nation, etc. (the English people; …
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MORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
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EQUAL
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THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
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