moral high ground: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global Englishneutralformalcolloquial
    • A figurative position of perceived ethical superiority from which one can criticize others' behavior or claim greater moral authority.

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    • During the city council debate, Julia took the moral high ground by advocating for the homeless, even when it wasn't popular.

      Durante el debate del ayuntamiento, Julia tomó la posición moral superior al defender a los sin techo, incluso cuando no era popular.

    • I don't think we should accuse them without evidence; we need to maintain the moral high ground in this dispute.

      No creo que debamos acusarlos sin pruebas; necesitamos mantener la superioridad moral en esta disputa.

    • They tried to discredit the charity, but because it held the moral high ground, public opinion stayed with it.

      Intentaron desacreditar a la organización benéfica, pero como mantenía la superioridad moral, la opinión pública se mantuvo a su favor.

  • 2.

    Global Englishstrategicpoliticalrhetorical
    • An advantage in debate or negotiation derived from maintaining principled conduct or appealing to widely accepted moral values.

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    • In negotiations, having the moral high ground helped the union leaders gain public support for their demands.

      En las negociaciones, tener la superioridad moral ayudó a los líderes sindicales a obtener el apoyo público para sus demandas.

    • If you want to win the argument, you must keep the moral high ground and avoid personal attacks.

      Si quieres ganar la discusión, debes mantener la superioridad moral y evitar ataques personales.

    • She won the debate by appealing to the moral high ground, emphasizing fairness and justice throughout her speech.

      Ella ganó el debate apelando a la superioridad moral, enfatizando la equidad y la justicia durante todo su discurso.

Examples:

  • EN: Italian radicals feel bound to be revolutionaries, which, in today's Italy, is equivalent to claiming yet another moral high ground.
    ES: Los radicales italianos se sienten obligados a ser revolucionarios, que, en la Italia actual, equivale a reclamar otra posición moral elevada.
  • EN: You're not exactly in a position to take the moral high ground.
    ES: Me temo que no es Vd. el más apropiado para dar lecciones de moral.
  • EN: We need to win the moral high ground on this one.
    ES: Necesitamos una victoria moral en este asunto.
  • EN: Don't take the moral high ground with me.
    ES: No tome la autoridad moral conmigo.
  • EN: You know, Warren, you stake out the moral high ground, everybody else gets altitude sickness.
    ES: Tus objetivos son nobles.
  • EN: You hardly have the moral high ground.
    ES: A penas tienes autoridad moral.
  • EN: We'll take the moral high ground, I'll cancel the reservation.
    ES: Optaremos por la vía moral. Cancelaré la reserva.
  • EN: You took the moral high ground.
    ES: Tomó el camino moral
  • EN: I wouldn't get too comfortable on your moral high ground, Mr Skinner.
    ES: No sea tan rígido con sus principios morales.
  • EN: Don't take the moral high ground with me after what she did.
    ES: No me des lecciones de moral, después de lo que hizo.
  • EN: No, as far as I'm concerned, Zack you got no basis for taking the moral high ground with me, no basis at all.
    ES: No, por lo que a mi respecta, Zack. Tú no tienes base para hablar de moral conmigo, ninguna base en absoluto.
  • EN: And even if I did, since you were here to ask us to do the same to others on your behalf you do not exactly have the moral high ground to complain, now, do you?
    ES: Y aunque lo hiciera, ya que está aquí para pedirnos que hagamos eso con otros en su nombre no está, según creo, en posición para quejarse, ¿verdad?
  • EN: Look, I'm not trying to sit on top of any moral high ground... but this business you're in, doesn't it make you a little bit ashamed?
    ES: Mira, no estoy tratando de sentarme en la cima de ningún monumento a la moralidad... pero este negocio en el que estás, ¿no te hace sentir un poco avergonzado?
  • EN: You tried to gain the moral high ground while perverting the course of justice.
    ES: Ha intentado ganar en el terreno moral, mientras que pervertir el curso de la justicia.
  • EN: - It's not about winning or losing, it's about charity. - Well you know what they say, all losers take the moral high ground.
    ES: Sí, el que pierde suele decir que lo importante es participar

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