segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌse-gri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nist 
plural segregationists
: a person who believes in or practices segregation especially of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
segregationist
adjective
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White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
As Black voters deserted Republicans, the segregationist George Wallace proved with his ’68 presidential run that white southerners were up for grabs.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
As decades of repressive segregationist rule wore on, South Africa’s statist economy offered fewer opportunities to its white citizens.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
The vagueness of the order, however, emboldened segregationists across the South.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
As Black voters deserted Republicans, the segregationist George Wallace proved with his ’68 presidential run that white southerners were up for grabs.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
As decades of repressive segregationist rule wore on, South Africa’s statist economy offered fewer opportunities to its white citizens.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
The vagueness of the order, however, emboldened segregationists across the South.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌseg-ri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who believes in, practices, or encourages segregation especially of races
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