white supremacy

noun

1

: the belief that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races

The alt-right is a reactionary conservative movement … . It is characterized by an embrace of fascism, white supremacy, and misogyny …

—Constance Grady

2

: the social, economic, and political systems that collectively enable white people to maintain power over people of other races

… [William] Kelley turned his considerable intellect and imagination to the question of what it is like to be white in this country, and what it is like, for all Americans, to live under the conditions of white supremacy …

—Kathryn Schulz

Examples of white supremacy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump tells Proud Boys to ‘stand back and stand by’ Trump was pressed by debate moderator Chris Wallace to denounce white supremacy on the heels of violent acts in some U.S. cities at Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. —Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024

Should students learn about its connections to white supremacy? Marcus Garvey and the History of Black History Long before the concept of multicultural education emerged, the United Negro Improvement Association pushed for the teaching of Black history and culture. —JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024

But some also noted that the flag has been used by far right organizations to represent white supremacy and is often held in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement. —Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024

Mollie and the other Osage have oil money, and the film is about the casual white supremacy that allowed many Osage murders to go unsolved for several years. —Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

white supremacy

noun

: the belief that the white race is superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races

white supremacist noun