level playing field en · NOUN
Meanings
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A situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side.
Although the political commitment to maintaining a level playing field is generally strong, government commercial activities may damage the competition landscape either due to deliberate or unintentional departures from neutral practices.
2012, OECD, Competitive Neutrality […] , OECD Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:Although the government has significantly reduced its UK growth targets to 75% by 2050 from the heady heights of trebling it in ten years at the beginning of privatisation, the rail freight industry is calling on all politicians to create a level playing field with road haulage.
2024 March 20, “Network News: Freight still needs a level playing field, MPs hear from Rail Partners”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 11:
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Translations (10)
bg равни условия (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · it concorrenza leale (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · pl równe szanse (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · ru равные условия (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · cs rovné podmínky (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · es condiciones de competencia equitativas (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · it piano paritario (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · cy cae chwarae gwastad (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · de faire Wettbewerbsbedingungen (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side) · fr conditions de concurrence équitables (a situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side)