Definition of supremacistnext
as in racist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists

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Recent Examples of supremacist Dylann Roof internalized white-supremacist messages from websites surfaced by search algorithms, and later carried out the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 These campaigns rely on the notion that being found to be part of a white-supremacist group has social costs, like the loss of a job. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supremacist
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racist
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  • Especially when those people have been repeatedly called racists and bigots.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At Old Trafford, Vinny usually sat in front of a man who launched into the same racist chant every two weeks.
    — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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