Egalitarian Definition

ĭ-gălĭ-târē-ən
egalitarians
adjective
Of, advocating, or characterized by the belief that all people should have equal political, social, and economic rights.
Webster's New World
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noun
egalitarians
An advocate or supporter of this belief.
Webster's New World

A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people.

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Other Word Forms of Egalitarian

Noun

Singular:
egalitarian
Plural:
egalitarians

Origin of Egalitarian

  • From French égalitaire from égalité equality from Latin aequālitās from aequālis equal equal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French égalitaire +‎ -ian

    From Wiktionary

Egalitarian Sentence Examples

  • My generation has been and remains obsessed with the problems of identity and with finding an egalitarian and just social system.

  • In the past, society in Northern Ireland has been very egalitarian.

  • Disputes about public policy toward the poor provide the clearest demonstration of the incompatibility between sectional anti-racism and egalitarian liberalism.

  • Suppose that social justice requires a relatively egalitarian distribution of resources.

  • Spurred by the egalitarian ideals of the French Revolution, the free coloreds revolted.

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