egalitarianism
See also: égalitarianism
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editFrom egalitarian + -ism.
Noun
editegalitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural egalitarianisms)
- The 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. — Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04
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editpolitical doctrine of universal equality
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