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Egalitarian e·gal·i·tar·i·an adj. Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people. [From French égalitaire, from égalité, equality, from Latin aequlits, from aequlis, equal. See equal.] e·gali·tari·an n. e·gali·tari·an·ism n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. egalitarian |