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a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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In the first 24 hours of the Muslim ban, two of the defining themes of Donald Trump’s presidency emerged: His determination to stamp anti-Muslim bigotry into national policy, and the key roles of the courts and the public in stopping him.
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The 200 nights of marching made people uncomfortable, especially when rock throwing and bigotry did not stop the movement.
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The university has acknowledged some of these incidents and President Gregory Crawford established a diversity task force in 2017 to help fight bigotry among Miami students.
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An employee of an NFL team who uses bigotry to harass a 21-year-old would, seemingly, be engaged in conduct detrimental.
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In one America, a mentally unstable president selected partly by Russia lies daily and stirs up bigotry that tears our social fabric.
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Rather, Peterson’s oratory cloaks bigotry in pseudointellectual arguments, revealing a chillingly detached dismissal of civil rights.
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And people with bigger bodies face bigotry and fat-phobia on a daily basis: In doctor’s offices, in the workplace, walking down the street.
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With her blatant bigotry, its namesake star made that an impossibility.
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Origin and Etymology of bigotry
see bigot
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First Known Use: 1632
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Synonyms
dogmatism, illiberalism, illiberality, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness;
Antonyms
broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance;
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: acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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