white nationalist
noun
plural white nationalists
: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation
… his vision for the community—an enclave where residents fly "racialist" banners, where they are able to import enough … white nationalists to take control of the town government …—
John Eligon
John Eligon
white nationalism
noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.
—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnucks
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Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front participate in the 2025 March for Life in Washington D.C. on January 24, 2025.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 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
Last month, members of the white nationalist Patriot Front group walked through downtown wearing sunglasses and face coverings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Active Club Network Active clubs are loosely organized, often regional groups of white supremacists and neofascists who combine fitness, combat training and ideology to promote violence and white nationalist goals.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 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
Last month, members of the white nationalist Patriot Front group walked through downtown wearing sunglasses and face coverings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Active Club Network Active clubs are loosely organized, often regional groups of white supremacists and neofascists who combine fitness, combat training and ideology to promote violence and white nationalist goals.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for white nationalist
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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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