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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In The Savant, inspired by a true story as reported by Cosmopolitan, Chastain plays an anti-extremism operative who infiltrates white-supremacist forums online to prevent explosive acts of violence.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a White supremacist.
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In my research on right-wing extremism over 30 years, a disturbing pattern has emerged: White supremacists and white nationalists are increasingly willing to use violence targeting critical infrastructure in an effort to destabilize society.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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.
—Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a White supremacist.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In my research on right-wing extremism over 30 years, a disturbing pattern has emerged: White supremacists and white nationalists are increasingly willing to use violence targeting critical infrastructure in an effort to destabilize society.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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.
—Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacist. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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