egalitarian

WOTD – 24 May 2010    

See also égalitarian

English

Alternative forms

• égalitarian

Etymology

From French égalitaire +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
• (US) IPA: /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/

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Adjective

egalitarian (comparative more egalitarian, superlative most egalitarian)

1. Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

Synonyms

• equalitarian

Derived terms

• egalitarianism

Translations

characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people

• Chinese: trad. 平等主義的, simpl. 平等主义的 (pinyin: píngděngzhǔyìde)
• Czech: rovnostářský (cs)
• Finnish: tasa-arvoinen, egalitaarinen
• French: égalitaire (fr)
• German: egalitär (de)
• Hebrew: שיוויוני, דוגל בשיוויון

• Icelandic: jafnréttis- (is)
• Italian: egualitario (it)
• Norwegian: egalitær (no)
• Russian: уравнительный (ru) (uravnítel’nyj), (literary) эгалитарный (ru) (egalitárnyj)
• Spanish: igualitario (es)
• Swedish: egalitär (sv)

Noun

egalitarian (plural egalitarians)

1. A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people.

Synonyms

• equalitarian

Translations

person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people

• Chinese: trad. 平等主義者, simpl. 平等主义者 (pinyin: píngděngzhǔyìzhě)
• French: égalitaire (fr)
• German: Egalitarist (de) m, Egalitaristin (de) f
• Icelandic: jafnréttissinni (is) m

• Italian: egualitario (it) m
• Norwegian: egalitarist (no) m
• Russian: эгалитарист (ru) (egalitarist) m, поборник равноправия (ru) (pobornik ravnopravija), сторонник эгалитаризма (ru) (storonnik egalitarizma)