Egalitarianism
noun
The belief that all people are equal and should have the same rights and opportunities.
Her parents' strong belief in egalitarianism influenced her views about social justice.
Often appears as...
- belief in egalitarianism
- advocate for egalitarianism
noun
A social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous advocate of egalitarianism during the Civil Rights Movement.
Often appears as...
- advocate of egalitarianism
- egalitarianism in society
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Academic
noun
The belief that all people are equal and should have the same rights and opportunities.
Her parents' strong belief in egalitarianism influenced her views about social justice.
Often appears as...
- belief in egalitarianism
- advocate for egalitarianism
noun
A social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous advocate of egalitarianism during the Civil Rights Movement.
Often appears as...
- advocate of egalitarianism
- egalitarianism in society
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Rights and Opportunities
Focuses on everyone having the same legal rights and chances in life.
Countries with strong egalitarianism ensure fair education access for all.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Justice
Often associated with social movements aiming to reduce economic disparities.
Her advocacy for egalitarianism led to reforms in wealth distribution policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Politics
Not limited to political contexts; applies to everyday life and interactions.
Their egalitarianism was evident in how they shared household chores.
Pro Tip 1/3Rights and Opportunities
Focuses on everyone having the same legal rights and chances in life.
Countries with strong egalitarianism ensure fair education access for all.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Justice
Often associated with social movements aiming to reduce economic disparities.
Her advocacy for egalitarianism led to reforms in wealth distribution policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Politics
Not limited to political contexts; applies to everyday life and interactions.
Their egalitarianism was evident in how they shared household chores.
Pro Tip 1/3Rights and Opportunities
Focuses on everyone having the same legal rights and chances in life.
Countries with strong egalitarianism ensure fair education access for all.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Justice
Often associated with social movements aiming to reduce economic disparities.
Her advocacy for egalitarianism led to reforms in wealth distribution policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Politics
Not limited to political contexts; applies to everyday life and interactions.
Their egalitarianism was evident in how they shared household chores.
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before the agricultural revolution, it's important to understand that human beings lived in hunter-gatherer groups that are characterized wherever they're found in the world by what anthropologists called fierce egalitarianism. They not only share things,
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I need that as my ring tone. Can you-- can you record this for me later? I need to listen to this every morning. I need to wake up to this. Deep inside, woken from a slumber of Western egalitarianism, my inner Fred Flintstone began to stir.
Video examples
Are we sexual omnivores?...
before the agricultural revolution, it's important to understand that human beings lived in hunter-gatherer groups that are characterized wherever they're found in the world by what anthropologists called fierce egalitarianism. They not only share things,
Video examples
Russian Dating School PIPE...
I need that as my ring tone. Can you-- can you record this for me later? I need to listen to this every morning. I need to wake up to this. Deep inside, woken from a slumber of Western egalitarianism, my inner Fred Flintstone began to stir.
Example 1 of 2
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B. Carroll Reece
American Politician
As the egalitarianism of Marxism is attractive to many, socialism could have attracted many followers in America, anyway. But there is no doubt that it could not possibly have affected us so widely and so deeply as it has, had it not been heavily financed.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
This is the deal: we are happy to single out people as superior just as long as they don't accept the description themselves. We want heroes and idols, but we also want egalitarianism, and that requires proclamations of humility from our gods.
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Arundhati Roy
Indian Novelist
Everybody can't have the life of a normal, average American person in India - they can't. So, it's about egalitarianism. It's about sharing things more equally. It's about access to natural resources.
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Peter Hitchens
English Journalist
I dislike many of Mr Corbyn's opinions - his belief in egalitarianism and high taxation, his enthusiasm for comprehensive schools, his readiness to talk to terrorists, and his support for the E.U.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian Writer
Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.
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Gregory Stock
American Scientist
A lot of the differences between people have biologic underpinnings. Now, we have a dogma of egalitarianism. Everyone's the same.
Quote examples
B. Carroll Reece
American Politician
As the egalitarianism of Marxism is attractive to many, socialism could have attracted many followers in America, anyway. But there is no doubt that it could not possibly have affected us so widely and so deeply as it has, had it not been heavily financed.
Quote examples
Julian Baggini
British Author
This is the deal: we are happy to single out people as superior just as long as they don't accept the description themselves. We want heroes and idols, but we also want egalitarianism, and that requires proclamations of humility from our gods.
Quote examples
Arundhati Roy
Indian Novelist
Everybody can't have the life of a normal, average American person in India - they can't. So, it's about egalitarianism. It's about sharing things more equally. It's about access to natural resources.
Quote examples
Peter Hitchens
English Journalist
I dislike many of Mr Corbyn's opinions - his belief in egalitarianism and high taxation, his enthusiasm for comprehensive schools, his readiness to talk to terrorists, and his support for the E.U.
Quote examples
Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.
Quote examples
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian Writer
Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.
Quote examples
Gregory Stock
American Scientist
A lot of the differences between people have biologic underpinnings. Now, we have a dogma of egalitarianism. Everyone's the same.
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