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Word of the Day (egalitarian)-15OCT22

Word of the Day (egalitarian)-15OCT22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is egalitarian and it is an adjective meaning “relating to the idea that all people are equal and should have equal rights and opportunities; fair, just, equal, equitable, impartial, even-handed, unbiased”.

Example Sentence: Article 340 of the Constitution entailed egalitarian possibility that resulted in two Backward Classes commissions, the Kalelkar Commission (1953-1955) and the Mandal Commission (1978-80). The first did not yield anything. The mobilisation campaign for implementing the recommendations of the second led to a “Mandal movement”. The announcement of implementing one of its recommendations, of 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the central services…

This word is present in The Hindu article The democratisation of India, the Mandal way and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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