supremacist

noun

su·​prem·​a·​cist sə-ˈpre-mə-sist How to pronounce supremacist (audio)
sü-
plural supremacists
1
: an advocate or adherent of the supremacy of one group : a person who believes that one group of people as identified by their shared race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or religion is inherently superior to other groups and should have control over those other groups
2

Examples of supremacist in a Sentence

one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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White supremacists spooked on Telegram app White supremacists and neo-Nazis showed a surge of panic on the social media platform Telegram following a key policy change, according to a new report from ProPublica and FRONTLINE. Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 The country was born from a revolutionary war, and internal conflicts between racial and religious supremacists and opposing liberation movements date back to the late 1700s. Lilliana Mason, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024 In 2019, a White supremacist pleaded guilty to multiple charges in New York, including first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, for killing a Black man in March 2017 to try to start a race war. Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024 Musk was sued in Texas state court in October by Ben Brody after endorsing a social media post that compared an Instagram profile of Brody to a photo of a White supremacist who violently clashed with the Proud Boys in Portland, Oregon, while both groups were protesting a Pride event in the city. Robert Burnson, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supremacist 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of supremacist was in 1896

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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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supremacist

noun
su·​prem·​a·​cist sə-ˈprem-ə-səst How to pronounce supremacist (audio)
: a person who believes that one group of people should control all others

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