equalitarianism


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e·qual·i·tar·i·an

 (ĭ-kwŏl′ĭ-târ′ē-ən)
adj.
Egalitarian.

e·qual′i·tar′i·an·ism n.
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equalitarianism

egalitarianism.
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Noun1.equalitarianism - the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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