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supremacist

[ suh-prem-uh-sist, soo- ]

noun

  1. a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group:

    a white supremacist.



supremacist

/ sʊˈprɛməsɪst; sjʊ- /

noun

  1. a person who promotes or advocates the supremacy of any particular group


adjective

  1. characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

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Derived Forms

  • suˈpremacism, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of supremacist1

First recorded in 1945–50; supremac(y) + -ist

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Example Sentences

India’s 200 million Muslims are the main targets of its supremacist politics.

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At least 150 eponyms, names tied to birds, are being reconsidered because of ties to enslavers, grave robbers and supremacists.

The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.

JUDNICK: The immediate supremacist reaction is to equalize everything.

An Oregon man with ties to a white supremacist group was arrested and sentenced to an 18-month prison term.

A gunman with longtime white supremacist and anti-Semitic associations opened fire at a Jewish community center.

He immediately offered to tell the authorities everything he knew about a supremacist organization known as The Order.

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