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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Closed models are safer, but open models are more egalitarian. John Werner, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 Other individualistic cultures, like the British, are much more egalitarian in their individuality, according to Michele Gelfand, a Stanford cross-cultural psychologist, formerly of the University of Maryland, College Park. K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024 Such conventional wisdom holds that each successive generation will become more egalitarian and enjoy more opportunities than the last. Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024 In her Instagram post on Wednesday, The Morning Show star alluded to the country’s current divisiveness, and made a plea for her followers and others to heed Harris’ egalitarian vision. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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