Dixiecrat

[ dik-see-krat ]

noun

a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.

Origin of Dixiecrat

¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; Dixie + (Demo)crat

Other words from Dixiecrat

Dix·ie·crat·ic, adjective

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How to use Dixiecrat in a sentence

Admittedly, Congress remained dominated by a conservative coalition of Republicans and Dixiecrats.
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Populists, Progressives, Socialists and Dixiecrats have occasionally elected a senator or governor.
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