supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈpre-mə-sist 
sü-
plural supremacists
1
: an advocate or adherent of the supremacy of one group : a person who believes that one group of people as identified by their shared race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or religion is inherently superior to other groups and should have control over those other groups
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one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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As Jewish Israelis have lurched further to the right, their Palestinian fellow citizens have faced unprecedented levels of persecution and abuse from an Israeli government that includes overt Jewish supremacists.
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Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The daytime march – past a clothing boutique, a salon and a cookie bakery – erupted as events organized or attended by White supremacists in the United States hit a new high in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League reported.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The daytime march – past a clothing boutique, a salon and a cookie bakery – erupted as events organized or attended by White supremacists in the United States hit a new high in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League reported.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacist. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈprem-ə-səst
: a person who believes that one group of people should control all others
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