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Definition of egalitariannext
as in democrat
one who advocates or practices social equality as egalitarians, they have always promoted policies for equal pay

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adjective

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Recent Examples of egalitarian
Noun
The geopolitics of World War II is not the global order of today; our egalitarians and authoritarians are different, too. Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
Adjective
The doc also digs into the generational shift which has seen young generations eschewing regimented and sometimes abusive kitchens in favor of a more egalitarian, human way of doing things. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 There’s also an egalitarian quality to soccer that other sports lack. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egalitarian
Noun
  • Cao obviously wants to do well by the Navy, and, by putting his heart into the job, even some democrats are urging the Administration to fast-track Cao’s nomination.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha argued that democratic socialists are winning elections because their organization’s fundraising and unity outweighs establishment Democrats.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • Panelists warned about a future where Christian nationalists subvert democratic systems in order to achieve a larger goal of garnering special power and privilege for Christians.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The last tumultuous decade of grievance and attacks on our democratic norms should have taught us to adopt the wisdom of Maya Angelou.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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