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white supremacy

[ hwahyt suh-prem-uh-see, wahyt ]

noun

  1. the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, especially Black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.


White supremacy

noun

  1. the theory or belief that White people are innately superior to people of other races
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • White supremacist, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms

  • white su·prem·a·cist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white supremacy1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences

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I started at Yale School of Drama in 2019 — I had gone straight through from undergrad, which was really difficult because of the elitism, the white supremacy and all the things.

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I was struck by Coates’ visual dexterity, especially the scene with the elevator and the violence that defines white supremacy in the most mundane settings in the 21st century.

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Our government right now is a death cough of white supremacy.”

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I have a chunk in there about making fun of the idea of white supremacy.

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"They're just making these anti-immigrant decisions to scare people, to shock people, to implement white supremacy, Project 2025, whatever you want to call it," she told Salon in a phone interview.

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