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moral high ground

US/ˌmɔɹəl ˈhaɪ ɡɹaʊnd/

moral high ground noun: a position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.

Noun

moral high ground (plural moral high grounds)

  1. (idiomatic) A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
    • 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 2010
    • 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 4

Antonyms of moral high ground

Forms of moral high ground

pluralmoral high grounds

Questions about moral high ground

What does moral high ground mean?
Moral high ground means a position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
What part of speech is moral high ground?
Moral high ground is a noun.
How do you pronounce moral high ground?
Moral high ground is pronounced /ˌmɔɹəl ˈhaɪ ɡɹaʊnd/ (US).
What is the plural of moral high ground?
The plural of moral high ground is moral high grounds.

Words near moral high ground in the dictionary

  1. moral fibre
  2. moral fibres
  3. moral futurism
  4. moral hazard
  5. moral hazards
  6. moral high ground
  7. moral high grounds
  8. moral imperative
  9. moral imperatives
  10. moral injuries
  11. moral injury

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