egalitarian

adjective

egal·​i·​tar·​i·​an i-ˌga-lə-ˈter-ē-ən 

: asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism

egalitarian noun

Examples of egalitarian in a Sentence

egalitarian policies for the redistribution of wealth

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement These egalitarian ideas became more apparent as the conflict with London deepened and moved towards revolution. —Time, 7 July 2025

Musicals on tour, at least from the 1920s through the 1970s, needed familiar names above the title to fill a 3,000-seat house for one, two or three weeks, even in an egalitarian city like Austin. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Other egalitarian couples, regardless of their genders, share the act of circling: Each spouse circles three times, and then the pair circle once together. —Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 30 June 2025

What could a more beautiful, user-friendly, accessible, and egalitarian society look like? —Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing egalitarian

• anti-egalitarian

Rhymes for egalitarian

• authoritarian
• communitarian
• disciplinarian
• equalitarian
• humanitarian
• majoritarian
• octogenarian
• parliamentarian
• radiolarian
• totalitarian
• utilitarian
• agrarian