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Synonyms for egalitarian


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌgæl ɪˈtɛər i ən



Définition of egalitarian

Origin :
  • 1885, from French égalitaire, from Old French egalite, from Latin aequalitatem (see equality). The noun is 1920.
  • adj equal
Example sentences :
  • But though it tended to be egalitarian it did not, of itself, tend to be humanitarian.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton
  • There was a declared intention of an egalitarian redistribution of wealth and assets.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Serbs, Bosnians and Croats divided the loot with the loftiest of egalitarian instincts.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Indeed, there was something in the very crudity of his social compliment that smacked, strangely enough, of that egalitarian soil.
  • Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Most work beyond the primary work of agriculture was guarded by the egalitarian vigilance of the Guilds.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Spacers and natives labored together, to lend an impression of egalitarian cooperation under the autocracy of the officer class.
  • Extract from : « The Ties That Bind » by Walter Miller
  • In the past, luxury goods and services have been considered superfluous and undesirable in an egalitarian socialist country.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • The egalitarian character of Bulgaria's society derives from its basically agricultural economy.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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