white nationalist
noun
plural white nationalists
: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation
… his vision for the community—an enclave where residents fly "racialist" banners, where they are able to import enough … white nationalists to take control of the town government …—
John Eligon
John Eligon
white nationalism
noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.
—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnucks
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Carlson been previously criticized for flirting with baseless conspiracy theories ranging from COVID vaccines to the white nationalist Great Replacement conspiracy theory.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Like many white nationalists, Mathews was influenced by the 1978 novel The Turner Diaries, about a white nationalist character Earl Turner who attempts to overthrow the U.S. government and plots to fly a plane with a nuclear warhead into the Pentagon.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
According to court documents, Rousseau and approximately 100 members of the white nationalist organization were in Boston for a demonstration on July 2, 2022.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Like many white nationalists, Mathews was influenced by the 1978 novel The Turner Diaries, about a white nationalist character Earl Turner who attempts to overthrow the U.S. government and plots to fly a plane with a nuclear warhead into the Pentagon.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
According to court documents, Rousseau and approximately 100 members of the white nationalist organization were in Boston for a demonstration on July 2, 2022.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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