equalitarian

  • 1Equalitarian — E*qual i*ta ri*an, n. One who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a leveler. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2equalitarian — 1799, in reference to the doctrine that all mankind are equal, from EQUALITY (Cf. equality) on model of HUMANITARIAN (Cf. humanitarian), etc …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3equalitarian — [ē kwäl΄ə ter′ē ən, ēkwôl΄ə ter′ē ən; i kwäl΄ə ter′ē ən, ikwôl΄ə ter′ē ən] adj., n. EGALITARIAN equalitarianism n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4equalitarian — 1. adjective Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people. In the increasingly equalitarian Britain of the postwar years, Britains monarchy found itself subject to a questioning, scarcely articulated, of the utility of an… …

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  • 5equalitarian — adjective or noun Date: 1799 egalitarian • equalitarianism noun …

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  • 6equalitarian — equalitarianism, n. /i kwol i tair ee euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining or adhering to the doctrine of equality among all people; egalitarian. n. 2. a person who adheres to the doctrine of equality among all people. [1790 1800; EQUALIT(Y) + ARIAN] * * * …

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  • 7equalitarian — e·qual·i·tar·i·an || ɪ‚kwÉ’lɪ teÉ™rɪən n. one who believes that all human beings are equal adj. believing in the equality of all human beings …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8equalitarian — [ɪˌkwɒlɪ tɛ:rɪən, i: ] noun another term for egalitarian. Derivatives equalitarianism noun …

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  • 9equalitarian — equal·i·tar·i·an …

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  • 10equalitarian — e•qual•i•tar•i•an [[t]ɪˌkwɒl ɪˈtɛər i ən[/t]] adj. n. gov pho egalitarian • Etymology: 1790–1800 e•qual i•tar′i•an•ism, n …

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