egalitarian

(adjective)

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

Related Terms

  • stratified
  • patriarchal

Examples of egalitarian in the following topics:

  • Leadership

    • Some traditional leadership systems were relatively egalitarian.
    • In places where traditional rule had been fairly decentralized and egalitarian, such as regions inhabited by the Igbo, the British introduced new centralized leadership systems and incorporated their own "traditional leaders. " In most cases, European colonizers disregarded native political and cultural systems, influencing current systems or imposing new systems upon people under their military control.
  • Early Islamic Society

    • He thinks that one such area of tension was a consequence of what he sees as the egalitarian nature of Islamic doctrine.
  • Fang and Kota

    • They have a strong egalitarian background, which in some instances cuts across age and gender lines.
  • Indus Valley Civilization

    • Socially, the Indus Civilization appears to have been relatively egalitarian in nature.
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