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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Recent Examples of egalitarian
Noun
Between the two extremes was a social democratic majority that demanded a more egalitarian society without necessarily calling for a revolution. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Unlike therapy, where caution and hierarchy prevail, Dubin finds coaching to be a more egalitarian space. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Jarmusch casts Driver for the third consecutive time (following Paterson and The Dead Don’t Die), though the actor, like Cate Blanchett and others, is recruited to be part of an egalitarian ensemble. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025 Yet once again, the lessons of network theory had been overlooked, for giant social networks are not in the least bit egalitarian. Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egalitarian
Noun
  • International solidarity from global institutions, like European Union support for democrats in Belarus or Georgia, or online movements, like the Milk Tea Alliance across Southeast Asia, can bolster efforts.
    Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For Iranian democrats, however, the international climate could hardly be less favorable.
    Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The opposition accuses Fico of eroding democratic standards, media freedom, and covering up corruption.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Divisions emerged even among those committed to democratic reforms.
    Time, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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