Definition
Status quo is a term that defines an action which is; choosing things as they are, or their recent revisions. While persons or authorities are about to decide on an action, if they aim to keep the last agreed circumstances or current status, they prefer to keep the last conditions on a related topic and maintain the status quo.
Example: John decided to maintain the status quo regarding his trial next week.
Origin
The term's origin is the field of psychology. According to that, the term is about the preferences of the people in related situations.
Areas of Use
- Politics: In politics, in some cases, authorities prefer to accept things as they are and take no action regarding the circumstances. To define their final decision, the term is being used by related institutes or officials.
- Press and Online Media: During the preparation phase of the news, media companies prefer to use the status quo term to define someone's or an authority's decision or action.
- Law: The phrase status quo typically refers to the current state of affairs or legal circumstances at a specific point in time.
- International Relations: The researchers in the field use it while defining someone's actions or a government's decisions in the past.
Synonyms for the Term Status Quo
- Usual
- Circumstance
- State
- Situation
- Current
