Category: LawPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
igualdad
/igualdad/Roman
English meaning: Equality
Definition
The state of being equal in rights and opportunities. Spain has made significant progress in gender equality, with one of the world's first gender equality laws (2007) requiring equal representation in party electoral lists. Spain's feminist movement has grown significantly with massive March 8 (International Women's Day) mobilizations.
Example
“La igualdad de género es un principio constitucional en España.”
In English: “Gender equality is a constitutional principle in Spain.”
Literary Heritage
“Al rey la hacienda y la vida se ha de dar; pero el honor es patrimonio del alma, y el alma sólo es de Dios.”
“To the king one must give wealth and life; but honour is the patrimony of the soul, and the soul belongs only to God.”
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