1
: of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a racial minority
2
: existing or occurring between races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racial equality
Examples of racial in a Sentence
What is your racial identity?
There was racial tension on campus.
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Harris has promoted her former prosecutor chops to portray herself as tough on crime but someone who will emphasize racial justice.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
Rethinking assumptions about racial progress The findings from Chetty’s study challenge long-standing assumptions about race and economic advancement and have important implications for how and whether race should be considered in policymaking.
—Michael Collins, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
But if racial politics (cinematic and otherwise) prompt Saulnier to treat him marginally more thoughtfully than most movie veterans, the filmmaker’s obligations to genre formula end up overshadowing those differences by the time the last empty, explosive action sequence has unfolded.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
His success attests to the persistence of the racial anxieties, racial stereotypes, and questions of who deserves government assistance that have long undergirded conservatives’ appeal to the family.
—TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
Rethinking assumptions about racial progress The findings from Chetty’s study challenge long-standing assumptions about race and economic advancement and have important implications for how and whether race should be considered in policymaking.
—Michael Collins, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
But if racial politics (cinematic and otherwise) prompt Saulnier to treat him marginally more thoughtfully than most movie veterans, the filmmaker’s obligations to genre formula end up overshadowing those differences by the time the last empty, explosive action sequence has unfolded.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
His success attests to the persistence of the racial anxieties, racial stereotypes, and questions of who deserves government assistance that have long undergirded conservatives’ appeal to the family.
—TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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racial
adjective
ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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