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egalitarian

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e⋅gal⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [i-gal-i-tair-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life.
–noun
2. a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs.
Origin:
1880–85; alter. of equalitarian with F égal r. equal

Related forms:
e⋅gal⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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e·gal·i·tar·i·an   (ĭ-gāl'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)   
adj.  Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.

[From French égalitaire, from égalité, equality, from Latin aequālitās, from aequālis, equal; see equal.]
e·gal'i·tar'i·an n., e·gal'i·tar'i·an·ism n.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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