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segregationist

[ seg-ri-gey-shuh-nist ]

noun

  1. one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.


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Other Word Forms

  • ܱt·r·tDz· noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of segregationist1

First recorded in 1910–15; segregation + -ist
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In the 20th century, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson each used it three times, most often to protect the civil rights of Black Americans against “rebellious” segregationists.

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The movie trusts you know who segregationist George Wallace was, just as you’ll be able to appreciate the joy of seeing an unidentified Stevie Wonder on stage with Lennon.

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The federal government, motivated by Cold War-era concerns about its global image, intervened against segregationist Southern states.

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By 1972, then President-Nixon’s people were worried about the prospect of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace drawing votes from Nixon as the potential nominee of the AIP, the right-wing American Independent Party.

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His segregationist father had started the family peanut business, and his mother, Lillian, was a registered nurse.

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