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

For over 400 years, this smaller, more egalitarian, more flexible and more resilient Postclassic lifestyle worked for the Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula. —Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025

The national park is perhaps Alaska’s most egalitarian; there are opportunities to get outside at all activity levels. —Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025

This agenda advances neither laissez-faire complacency nor egalitarian maximalism. —Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025

Free people of color were at the forefront of the fight for civil rights and key architects behind a progressive, egalitarian state constitution that called for equal access to education for all citizens. —Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1885, 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