supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈpre-mə-sist 
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
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one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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Trump’s rhetoric has echoed language in far-right conspiracy theories linked to mass shootings in El Paso, a synagogue in Pennsylvania and the wider mobilization of armed far-right White supremacists.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacist. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈprem-ə-səst
: a person who believes that one group of people should control all others
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