status quo

Meaning

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

Synonyms

current situation

regime

establishment

existing state

present state

present actual situation condition

present condition

Translations

statu quo

statuquo

Status quo

καθεστώς

status quo

statu quo

statu quo

heutige Situation

gegenwärtiger Zustand

status quo

παρούσα κατάσταση

στάτους

στάτους κβο

actualité

μέχρι τούδε καθεστώς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/

Etymology

From Latin status (“state”) (sometimes used in the ablative statū) + quō (“in which”), the ablative of quī (“which”).