Legalitarian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Legalitarian is an adjective meaning In favour of legislation as a means of bringing about equality.
Meaning
In favour of legislation as a means of bringing about equality.
More Meanings
- One who promotes such ideas.
Example Sentences
Still strenuously resisting legalitarian socialism as treason to the cause, he had abandoned the values of his Bakuninist youth without yet finding replacements for them.
The insurrectionary spirit still had great value, but by neglecting modest means of struggle one ended up being powerless. This was why legalitarians had gained momentum ('Anarchismo nel movimento').
Beside the practical and legalitarian Socialism of Decurtins there is also among the Catholics a small party of philanthropic or sentimental Socialists, who, while they deplore and criticise as anti-Christian the present state of society, have nothing to oppose to it beyond nebulous statements and transcendental yearnings.
Word Forms
- legalitarians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include egalitarian, egalitarianistic, pro-secular, left-wing, inegalitarian, prodemocratic.
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