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n
adjective
1.
asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
noun
2.
a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs.
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Egalitarian
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e·gal·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun
an·ti·e·gal·i·tar·i·an, adjective
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Example Sentences
- My natural tendency is to think of kids as more or less egalitarian up to a certain age.
- Initially America was a much more egalitarian place, a republic founded against the notion of royalty.
- For retailers old and new, the Web makes the process of finding and ordering books more egalitarian.
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Word Origin & History
egalitarian
1885, from Fr. egalitaire, from O.Fr. egalite, from L. æqualitatem "equality." The noun is 1920, from the adj.
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