Egalitarianism

Alternative forms

• égalitarianism

Origin

egalitarian + -ism

Noun

1. The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.
• The gap between rich and poor is growing in ways that mock American middle-class egalitarianism. — Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04

Related terms

• equalism

Synonyms

• equalitarianism