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

Repression and the pandemic eventually forced a bitter end to a brave attempt at achieving an egalitarian future. —Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

The American experiment in egalitarian, multiethnic democracy fills these intellectuals with anxiety, if not loathing. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025

Golden State looked like one of the West's best teams out of the gate, posting a 4-1 record in its first four bouts with an egalitarian, balanced offensive attack supporting All-Stars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

Cohesion from an egalitarian offense, and effort from a defense without remarkable rim protection. —Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1872, 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