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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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
Darren Beattie had to leave a job as a speechwriter in the first Trump administration for speaking at a conference that included white nationalists.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Ingrassia appeared in the crowd at an impromptu rally for Holocaust denier and white nationalist Nick Fuentes after Fuentes was ejected from a gathering of the young conservative group Turning Point USA.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 May 2025
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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
Darren Beattie had to leave a job as a speechwriter in the first Trump administration for speaking at a conference that included white nationalists.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Ingrassia appeared in the crowd at an impromptu rally for Holocaust denier and white nationalist Nick Fuentes after Fuentes was ejected from a gathering of the young conservative group Turning Point USA.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 May 2025
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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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