1. quo - Noun
2. quo - Verb
quo
(transitive, obsolete) quoth
quo (plural quos)
Paired with quid, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something given in exchange for something else.
According to this narrative, any well-intentioned attempt to fundamentally change the status quo is naively utopian and will result in more oppressive conditions. Source: Internet
Against this backdrop, a legal firework ensued at the instance of the Chindas upon which a court of competent jurisdiction ruled that the status quo be maintained. Source: Internet
Alongside the 2008 financial crisis, the votes for Brexit and Trump have often been described as ruptures to the neoliberal status quo. Source: Internet
Advances of technology, medicine, and philosophy constantly challenge the status quo of human rights thinking. Source: Internet
And it is also fair to say that some officials have found the need for action and real change to be threatening to the COP status quo – for some it is hard to give up on incrementalism even when it is demonstrably failing. Source: Internet
After the establishment of the Commonwealth of Two Nations, republicans supported the status quo, of having a very weak monarch, and opposed those who thought a stronger monarchy was needed. Source: Internet