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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
But he was intrigued by reports of Indigenous American systems of egalitarian land use. Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects. Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egalitarian
Noun
  • Currently, Georgia has nine Republican representatives and four democrats in office, with one vacancy in the 14th district.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • There are currently 217 republicans, 212 democrats, one independent and five vacancies in the House.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Former President Joe Biden's actions included blacklisting and sanctioning some spyware companies and personnel, an executive order limiting the government's use of commercial spyware and leading an international agreement with other democratic countries to counter the misuse of such tools.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • While that’s a tension that has been expected to percolate between the billionaire class and new socialist democratic mayor, real estate sales in the city remain strong.
    Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 12 May 2026

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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