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
white nationalism noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel. Mike Sunnucks

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Hegseth has tattoos associated with white nationalist movements, including a symbol popular with Christian nationalists referred to as a Jerusalem cross. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 In a podcast hosted by former U.S. Navy Seal Shawn Ryan, Mr. Hegseth said he’d been deemed a white nationalist by his National Guard unit. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024 Politico found its team’s credentials revoked after its magazine reported about the firing of a Trump campaign field director who had been outed as a white nationalist, CNN reported. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024 Open white nationalists and conspiracy theorists alongside mainstream libertarians and conservatives became online influencers, tapping into a countercultural appeal that worked in the new attention economy. Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white nationalist 

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white nationalist was in 1951

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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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