egalitarianism

e·gal·i·tar·i·an  (-gl-târ-n)

adj.

Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.

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[From French égalitaire, from égalité, equality, from Latin aequlits, from aequlis, equal; see equal.]

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e·gali·tari·an n.

e·gali·tari·an·ism n.

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egalitarianism

a social and political philosophy asserting the equality of all men, especially in their access to the rights and privileges of their society. Also equalitarianism. — egalitarian, n., adj.

See also: Politics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

egalitarianism - the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality equalitarianism doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Translations

egalitarianism [ɪˌgælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm] N → igualitarismo m

egalitarianism [ɪˌgælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm] n → égalitarisme m

egalitarianism

n → Egalitarismus m

egalitarianism [ɪˌgælɪˈtɛərɪənɪz/əm] n → egualitarismo