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as in democrat
one who advocates or practices social equality as egalitarians, they have always promoted policies for equal pay

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adjective

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Adjective
This agenda advances neither laissez-faire complacency nor egalitarian maximalism. Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025 Free people of color were at the forefront of the fight for civil rights and key architects behind a progressive, egalitarian state constitution that called for equal access to education for all citizens. Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025 What began as an open, egalitarian workshop quickly turned into intense daily rehearsals led by Shia, pushing participants to their limits. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025 French thinkers built on this idea, invoking the notion of le bonheur public — public happiness — with a rising egalitarian spirit. January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for egalitarian
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Noun
  • Lawler sought to burnish his image as a straight-talking problem solver who can work with everyone from Trump to Democrats to get things done.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The Pope had revealed himself once more, as a restless democrat at heart.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With Murphy’s term nearing its end, New Jersey residents have not voted in three consecutive gubernatorial races for a Democrat since 1961, when Democrat Richard Hughes was voted to replace former two-term Democratic Gov. Robert Meyner.
    Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
  • But given the wilderness the national Democratic Party currently finds itself in, competition for California’s top job will also probably double as a referendum on the broader question of what a winning Democratic leader should sound like.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025

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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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