same-sex marriage
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2.7
- noun
- /seɪm sɛks ˈmɛrɪdʒ/
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matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo
- Argentine legislators actually used Spain's same-sex marriage law as a blueprint.
- recognize same-sex marriage
- legalize same-sex marriage
- arguments for same-sex marriage
Think about the issue of gay rights and same sex marriage.
- Think about the issue of gay rights and same sex marriage.
- Now, that is not going to be an answer that is satisfying for a lot of people who support same sex marriage.
- So the United Methodist Church is a large organization and they decided they gave thumbs up to same sex marriage.
- The passage of same sex marriage in New York was made possible again only by the votes of four state Republican senators.
- We're going to take care of say same sex marriage or voter IDs.
- So this idea that it is going to, you know, same sex marriage is next and contraception is after that.
- But the there was an absolute outpouring of rage at me just because I'd dared to say I, I don't agree with same sex marriage.
Examples
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The passage of same sex marriage in New York was made possible again only by the votes of four state Republican senators.
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The Prime Minister will know that the Same Sex Marriage Act was built on the twin pillars of equality and support for marriage.
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Hey, Rock, I heard California just legalized same sex marriage.
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"We think they brought this case to provide a foundation for same-sex marriage, and now they have it."
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Voters here in Wisconsin passed a ban on same-sex marriage in the fall of 2006.
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On the eve of the Senate vote, public opinion polls put approval of same-sex marriage at 70 percent.
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Collectively, these studies will inform policy debates concerning issues such as health care and same-sex marriage.
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British Columbia followed Ontario by legalizing same-sex marriages in the province on July 8.
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Her sister is married to another woman, and Liz Cheney refuses to support a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
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In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in the United States.
Synonyms
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3.9
A legal partnership between two people, often same-sex, that gives many marriage rights
How Offensive
- Slur
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
same-sex + marriage
The meaning 'a marriage between two people of the same sex' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'same-sex' (of the same gender) modifies 'marriage' (a formal, legally recognized partnership). This adjective + noun composition follows a clear, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Same-sex marriage puts together same, sex, and marriage to create a simple image: two people of the same gender getting married. That's why it means 'a marriage between two people of the same sex'.