Meaning & use
Inegalitarian
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Not egalitarian; favoring or reflecting inequality among people, especially in social or economic terms.
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Critics called the tax plan inegalitarian because it benefited the wealthy far more than the poor.
Historians studied the inegalitarian structure of feudal society.
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Used mainly in political philosophy and sociology to describe systems or policies that entrench inequality.
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