egalitarianism

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noun

The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.

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equalitarianism
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Meanings

nounegalitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural egalitarianisms)

plural egalitarianisms · alternative égalitarianism

  1. countableuncountableThe political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.

    The gap between rich and poor is growing in ways that mock American middle-class egalitarianism.

    2010 December 4, “The Deepest Dangers Facing the United States”, in Newsweek

    Synonyms: equalitarianism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.

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equalitarianism

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality

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equalitarianism
Broader
doctrinephilosophyphilosophical system
Also see
equalismequalitarianism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From egalitarian + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic مساواتية
  • مساواتيةpolitical doctrine of universal equality
Bengali সমতাবাদ
  • সমতাবাদ (śomtabad)political doctrine of universal equality
Catalan igualitarisme
  • igualitarismepolitical doctrine of universal equality
Chinese Mandarin 平均主義 /平均主义, 平等主義 /平等主义
  • 平均主義 /平均主义 (píngjūnzhǔyì)political doctrine of universal equality
  • 平等主義 /平等主义 (píngděngzhǔyì)political doctrine of universal equality
Czech rovnostářství
  • rovnostářstvípolitical doctrine of universal equality
Danish egalitarisme
  • egalitarismepolitical doctrine of universal equality
Dutch egalitarisme
  • egalitarismepolitical doctrine of universal equality
Finnish egalitarismi, pyrkimys tasa-arvoon
  • egalitarismipolitical doctrine of universal equality
  • pyrkimys tasa-arvoonpolitical doctrine of universal equality
French égalitarisme
  • égalitarismepolitical doctrine of universal equality
German Egalitarismus
  • Egalitarismuspolitical doctrine of universal equality
Hungarian egalitarizmus
  • egalitarizmuspolitical doctrine of universal equality
Icelandic jafnréttisstefna
  • jafnréttisstefnapolitical doctrine of universal equality
Italian egualitarismo
  • egualitarismopolitical doctrine of universal equality
Japanese 平等主義
  • 平等主義 (byōtōshugi)political doctrine of universal equality
Korean 평등주의
  • 평등주의 (pyeongdeungjuui)political doctrine of universal equality
Polish egalitaryzm
  • egalitaryzmpolitical doctrine of universal equality
Portuguese igualitarismo
  • igualitarismopolitical doctrine of universal equality
Russian эгалитари́зм
  • эгалитари́зм (egalitarízm)political doctrine of universal equality
Spanish igualitarismo
  • igualitarismopolitical doctrine of universal equality
Swedish egalitarism
  • egalitarismpolitical doctrine of universal equality
Turkish eşitlikçilik
  • eşitlikçilikpolitical doctrine of universal equality
Ukrainian егалітари́зм
  • егалітари́зм (ehalitarýzm)political doctrine of universal equality
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egalitarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egalitarianism

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“egalitarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egalitarianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egalitarianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egalitarianism.

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