egalitarian

adjective

egal·​i·​tar·​i·​an i-ˌga-lə-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce egalitarian (audio)
: asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism
egalitarian noun

Examples of egalitarian in a Sentence

egalitarian policies for the redistribution of wealth
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One of Callard’s points is that good Socratic thinking requires an egalitarian context—one in which two people can talk openly, frankly, mind to mind. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025 Staying true to his egalitarian platform, Jefferson refused. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025 Downtown New York, once an egalitarian nightlife scene where cool mattered more than cash, has lost some of its soul lately: private member’s clubs are a dime a dozen, with more expected on the horizon. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025 However, a more transparent, democratic, and egalitarian framework for choosing the topic for the next PST must be established, one that both empowers exhibition-makers to pursue their interests and incites them to produce the kind of work that transcends the needs of the present. Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for egalitarian 

Word History

Etymology

French égalitaire, from égalité equality, from Latin aequalitat-, aequalitas, from aequalis equal

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of egalitarian was in 1885

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egalitarian. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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