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i-gal-i-TAIRR-ee-uh-n/ɪˌɡælɪˈteəriən/

Egalitarian means based on the belief that all people are equal and deserve equal rights: an egalitarian rota, egalitarian politics. Equal (already in the dictionary) is the everyday adjective; a slogan of fairness does not staff the night.

Meaning

Based on the belief that all people are equal and deserve equal rights.

Examples

• “An egalitarian slogan does not staff the night rota; name the spare.”
• “Equal is already in this course. Fair is everyday. A slogan is comms. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then print the slogan if the grid still holds.”

Good to know

Believing in equal rights for all. Everyday: equal (already in the dictionary). A slogan ≠ a named spare.

Near in meaning

equal, fair, even-handed

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