reciprocal respect
noun phraseUK /rɪˈsɪprəkəl rɪˈspekt/
US /rɪˈsɪprəkəl rɪˈspekt/
When two people treat each other kindly and fairly, and both give and get the same good treatment.
The teammates showed reciprocal respect by listening to each other's ideas.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fair exchange where each person treats the other the way they want to be treated.
Their friendship works because of reciprocal respect: she helps him, and he helps her.
3. Respect that grows when both sides follow the same rules of politeness.
In class, reciprocal respect means students listen when the teacher talks and the teacher listens when students talk.
4. A back-and-forth of good treatment between two people or groups.
The two clubs built reciprocal respect by sharing their playground and cleaning it together.