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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
Throughout our history, both the Declaration and the Constitution have inspired reformers and radicals to pursue egalitarian change. Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 The authors of the study speculated on whether this society was egalitarian or non-hierarchical. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
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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
  • As my son Wes aptly said, the moral of the story is that some democrats seem okay with Nazi symbolism but not a Jewish state.
    Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Elsewhere in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to prove his democratic socialist political movement can outlast his own campaign and reshape Congress.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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