Definition
A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
In Context
- "Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance of house arrest enable her to occupy the moral high ground."
- "Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat on the House armed services committee, said the US should not “cede the moral high ground”."