equalitarian

[ ih-kwol-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. pertaining or adhering to the doctrine of equality among all people; egalitarian.

noun

1. a person who adheres to the doctrine of equality among all people.

equalitarian

/ ɪˌkwɒlɪˈtɛərɪən /

adjective

1. a less common word for egalitarian

Derived Forms

• eˌqualiˈtarianˌism, noun

Other Words From

• e·quali·tari·an·ism noun
• pseudo·e·quali·tari·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of equalitarian¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; equalit(y) + -arian

Example Sentences

But its equalitarian formul carried it into a criticism of the very property it had risen to protect.

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Even more—love is the only pleasure which truly has a universal and equalitarian character.

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It is for these reasons which I have explained here as simply as possible that equalitarian communism remained vanquished.

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I think that would be explained perhaps by his feeling in them as an old equalitarian certain accessibilities quand même.

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But on the other hand, these equalitarian plainnesses leave an open field for the insolence of Jack-in-office.

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