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prioritarianism

prioritarianism noun: the view that the goodness of an outcome is a function of overall well-being across all individuals, with extra weight given to those who are worse off.

Noun

prioritarianism (uncountable)

  1. The view that the goodness of an outcome is a function of overall well-being across all individuals, with extra weight given to those who are worse off.

Origin of prioritarianism

From prioritarian + -ism.

Questions about prioritarianism

What does prioritarianism mean?
Prioritarianism means the view that the goodness of an outcome is a function of overall well-being across all individuals, with extra weight given to those who are worse off.
What part of speech is prioritarianism?
Prioritarianism is a noun.

Words near prioritarianism in the dictionary

  1. prioresses
  2. Priorian
  3. priories
  4. prioristic
  5. prioritarian
  6. prioritarianism
  7. prioritarians
  8. prioritied
  9. priorities
  10. prioritisation
  11. prioritisations

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