Egalitarian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Egalitarian is an adjective meaning Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
Meaning
Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
More Meanings
- A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people.
Example Sentences
The Greeks have been variously represented: as aristocrats or democrats, as unravished brides of quietness or sexual misfits in need of a therapist's couch, as narcissists or altruists, as protoracists or open-minded egalitarians.
Ladies of yesteryear toured world capitals in sedate linen dresses, but such priggish frumpery hardly presents Americans as the carefree, egalitarian, and sensuous people the viewers of dubbed Baywatch episodes have come to expect.
Word Forms
- egalitarians
Synonyms for egalitarian
Depending on context, synonyms include equalitarian, classless, democratic.
Antonyms for egalitarian
Common opposites include elitist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equalitarian, democratic, classless, egalitarianism, standardization, inclusive.
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