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egalitarian

[ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uhn] / ɪˌgæl ɪˈtɛər i ən /


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The problem — and the beauty — of Social Security is that it was conceived as an egalitarian system.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

That means that the public must have egalitarian, accessible, and effective channels to influence the law and policy that interpret, reflect, and shape constitutional meaning.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Jefferson was also “overwhelmed by the new paper-money business culture sweeping through the country and never appreciated how much his democratic and egalitarian principles had contributed to its rise.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

There’s also an egalitarian quality to soccer that other sports lack.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

There is something inherently egalitarian and liberating about the new inter-related worlds of the book and of the fact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

By categorizing people as lucky or unlucky, she argued, these egalitarians set up a moralizing hierarchy.

From The New Yorker Dec. 31, 2018

Thus, while secularizing leaders were generally on the left and saw themselves as egalitarians, they were often viewed by the traditionalist, religious masses as elitists.

From Washington Post Jun. 3, 2015

Should such a movement take back feminism — or, as the new egalitarians suggest, give up on the label altogether because of its inherent connotations of advocating for women only?

From Time Jul. 24, 2014

No less hopeful are the egalitarians who believe the internet, and social media in particular, have flattened the old hierarchies that put purveyors of information at the top of the pyramid and consumers down below.

From The Guardian Feb. 22, 2011

There were even a few egalitarians who claimed for all classes a democratic régime.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved




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