white supremacy

noun

1

: the belief that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races

The alt-right is a reactionary conservative movement … . It is characterized by an embrace of fascism, white supremacy, and misogyny …

—Constance Grady

2

: the social, economic, and political systems that collectively enable white people to maintain power over people of other races

… [William] Kelley turned his considerable intellect and imagination to the question of what it is like to be white in this country, and what it is like, for all Americans, to live under the conditions of white supremacy …

—Kathryn Schulz

Examples of white supremacy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These critics object that honoring Confederates is really celebrating noxious symbols of slavery and white supremacy. —Time, 5 Sep. 2025

The shooter selected the supermarket because of its location in a predominantly Black neighborhood and left behind a white supremacy manifesto. —Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025

Antisemitism, white supremacy, conspiracy theories, even school shooter videos quickly flood young men’s and even children’s timelines, said Miller-Idriss, the Manosphere researcher. —Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

And the Union Flag (commonly known as the Union Jack) was marched through Britain’s streets by the fascist National Front party – a group that openly championed white supremacy. —Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

white supremacy

noun

: the belief that the white race is superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races

white supremacist noun