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egalitarian

egalitarian

20 7.6
Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances
  • adjective
  • /ˌiːɡəˈlɛtəriən/
translation icon : igualitario
  • An egalitarian society promotes equal rights for all its citizens.
  • more egalitarian
  • egalitarian society
  • egalitarian principle

But we see that this sort of egalitarian vision gives way to fears.

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Examples

  • We are talking about a non-exclusive, egalitarian brotherhood where community status and more importantly, age, have no bearing whatsoever.

  • Here, the pursuit of knowledge is egalitarian and its possession humbling.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It's very egalitarian and very different.

  • Where is the egalitarian society?

  • In fact, it is a bit hard to think of the military in egalitarian terms at all.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But we see that this sort of egalitarian vision gives way to fears.

  • I think we have too many distinctions between people and the egalitarian concept that America was built around, I think really works.

  • "And I try to be culturally egalitarian and believe all places are equal."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • That's the importance of egalitarian universal education.

  • So you have this sort of community that tends to be more egalitarian, not so much hierarchical.

Synonyms

fair
vsegalitarian
1.0

Treating people equally and honestly

stresses belief in equal rights and opportunities rather than simple fairness
democratic
vsegalitarian
649 3.0

Relating to a system where people vote and have equal rights

focuses on personal belief in equal rights not political system rules
equitable
vsegalitarian
35 6.7

Being fair and giving the same treatment to everyone

focuses on promoting equal rights as a guiding principle
classless
vsegalitarian
8 5.1

A society not divided into social classes where people are equal

focuses on individual equal rights rather than the society's class structure
nondiscriminatory
vsegalitarian
1 4.8

Treating all people fairly and equally without favoring anyone

emphasizes the ideology of equal rights rather than merely nonbias
equalitarian
vsegalitarian
6.8

Believing in equal rights and chances for all people

is identical in meaning but differs as a variant of the term
equalist
vsegalitarian
7.0

Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances

is the same in meaning but is a different variant form
nondiscriminating
vsegalitarian
4.6

Treating all people the same without unfair preference

focuses on promoting equal rights rather than simple undifferentiated treatment

Antonyms

4 8.0

Not fair when people or groups do not get the same treatment

How Equal

fair
1.0
egalitarian
20 7.6
unequal
3 4.0
biased
91 4.0

Surface Forms

egalitarian positive

Etymology

Egalitarian comes from the French root égal, which means 'equal' and is the same root as the English word equal. When used as an adjective, egalitarian describes ideas or actions that try to make people 'equal', so an egalitarian policy supports equal rights.