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level the playing field

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level the playing field
to give everyone the same advantages or opportunities. It was an effort to level the playing field and achieve greater equality between the sexes. Government funding can level the playing field for political candidates without money.
Related vocabulary: have a fighting chance
Etymology: based on a comparison with a sports competition played on a field that is not level, putting one side at a disadvantage
See also: field, level, play

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Essentially, the tariff helps to level the playing field between domestic production and imports.
The charter movement, though well launched, Hill argues, is not likely to become a much larger factor in American public education without serious efforts to level the playing field.
The legislation may become a blueprint for other states looking to level the playing field for those seeking contracts.
 
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