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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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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 egalitarian investment opportunity was enabled by the 2012 Jobs Act. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Instead, Wolff, now 43, attributes her mindset to a competitive spirit and egalitarian upbringing, one in which both of her parents had their own businesses and she and her brother were never treated differently because of their genders. Danielle McNally, InStyle, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
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Noun
  • 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
  • According to Politico, the bill, presented by Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis, of New York, was defeated in a 216-204 vote, with six Republicans joining democrats in voting against it.
    News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • In War and Peace, Tolstoy’s concept—among a million other things—was to show how the young people who lived through the Napoleonic invasion went on to lead Russia’s first democratic uprising, the Decembrist Revolt of 1825.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • But Rubio cautioned that Venezuela remains far from a democratic transition, saying the country still lacks the conditions necessary for free elections and continues to hold hundreds of political prisoners.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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