egalitarian society

collocation in English

meaningsofegalitarianandsociety

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egalitarian
adjective
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/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us
/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈter.i.ən/
believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities ...
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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(Definition ofegalitarianandsocietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rectifying losses in athletic contests is not in the core of what anegalitariansocietyowes its members.
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The ' other reason ' for age-based rationing of healthcare is bourgeois selfinterest, without which the issue would not, in a supposedlyegalitariansociety, even be raised.
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This ideal, however, is articulated not in terms ofegalitariansocietybut in terms of ethical virtues of charity and empathy towards the poor.
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There is not much about an approach to anegalitariansocietyin the plan as adumbrated at the moment.
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I do not believe that anyone—from the workers at the bench to the directors in the boardroom—really wants anegalitariansociety.
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By helping children at that stage we are making a major contribution to a moreegalitariansociety.
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We do not believe in anegalitariansociety.
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Anegalitariansocietywhich accepts everybody equally on achievement is also a society which rejects people who fail to make the grades it requires.
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There is no means of combining the increase in wealth with a move to anegalitariansociety.
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We are creating a society which is a better, more just, humane, compassionate andegalitariansociety.
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Since the end of the war we have often been lectured that anegalitariansocietyis the ideal for which we should aim.
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Dialogue needs to be undertaken with social partners and civil society, contributing to achieving an increasinglyegalitariansociety.
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We must have an equitable taxation system and anegalitariansocietythat ensures that those in most need will receive benefit.
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However, unless one wants to argue for a completelyegalitariansociety, surely one accepts that there are differentials, different incomes and different living standards.
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But maybe we have had the revolution in this country without noticing that it was happening and that theegalitariansocietyis really here.
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The entire debate has been underpinned by the argument in favour of anegalitariansocietyand valuing people's lives.
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We are anegalitariansociety, so comprehensive education fits in exactly with the political and social climate that we have created.
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It is socialist in the sense that it demands changes in taxation policy and pensions policy which will create a moreegalitariansociety.
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They do not pursue anegalitariansociety—equality of opportunity perhaps, but certainly not equality of reward for effort and contribution.
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