EGALITARIAN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of egalitarian

as in democrat

one who advocates or practices social equality as egalitarians, they have always promoted policies for equal pay

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egalitarian

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adjective

as in democratic

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The geopolitics of World War II is not the global order of today; our egalitarians and authoritarians are different, too. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026 For most of the National Guard’s history in the South, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians, not racial egalitarians. — Justin Randolph, The Conversation, 17 June 2025

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Casting Gen Z’s reactions as nihilistic obscures the values and institutional distrust connected to them and fails to appreciate their egalitarian and pragmatic ideals. — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 What’s going on now makes the Gilded Age of Rockefeller look like an egalitarian utopia. — NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian

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Right now, democrats hold seven of the state's eight seats in Congress.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Cao obviously wants to do well by the Navy, and, by putting his heart into the job, even some democrats are urging the Administration to fast-track Cao’s nomination.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Definition of democrat

Adjective

Ideological fractures linger among Democrats Some Democratic officials worry that the rise of democratic socialists within the party presents a political problem for candidates in swing districts.

— Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
While independence allows central bankers to make decisions without short-term political interference from presidents wanting to juice the economy, credible external scrutiny helps provide the democratic legitimacy for that independence.

— Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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