egalitarian 1 of 2

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

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egalitarian

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adjective

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Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
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Noun
  • Lawler sought to burnish his image as a straight-talking problem solver who can work with everyone from Trump to Democrats to get things done.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The Pope had revealed himself once more, as a restless democrat at heart.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Presenting as Muslim perhaps exempted him from comparisons to 2020 Democratic Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni from Texas, who used his polyglot skills to reach a wide array of voters, but was chastised for seemingly pandering to Hindu conservatives.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Three Republicans opposed the measure — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky — alongside every Democratic senator.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 July 2025

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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