xenophobe
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These labels are strikingly similar to the allegations heard on either side of the Brexit debate: Leave voters are isolationist, close-minded xenophobes. — Sahil Handa, National Review, "Reclaiming Britishness from the Brexit Debacle," 10 June 2019 The Supreme Court upholding the Muslim travel ban is devastating, too, in a victory this week for xenophobes that will surely lead to further human-rights violations. — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "Michelle Obama and the power of stories," 27 June 2018 Following his presidency, our country elected a racist xenophobe. — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, "Meghan Markle will be royalty — but not the great wife hope for black women | The Kansas City Star," 17 May 2018 Morrissey sniffs, at best showing poor judgment, at worst demonstrating how racists and xenophobes let their own insecurities fuel discrimination. — Kenneth Partridge, Billboard, "Morrissey's 'Viva Hate' Turns 30: How His Solo Debut Predicted His Post-Smiths Career," 14 Mar. 2018 In 2017, notorious xenophobe Geert Wilders came up short in the Netherlands. — Ian Bremmer, Time, "The Success of Italy’s Populists Sets Off Alarm Bells for Europe," 8 Mar. 2018 Nine parties will enter parliament, including everything from communists to far-right xenophobes, and there is no obvious coalition. — The Economist, "In the Czech Republic, almost everyone ran against the system," 26 Oct. 2017 Leader Heinz-Christian Strache has tried hard but not always credibly to shed the FPÖ’s reputation as a political haven for xenophobes and Nazi sympathizers. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Austria’s Not So Scary Right Turn," 16 Oct. 2017 The party panders to a grab-bag of conservative impulses, giving a political home to climate-deniers, Euroskeptics, xenophobes and chauvinists tired of Germany having to atone for the Holocaust. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Germany’s Merkel won’t be the real winner of Sunday’s election," 22 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'xenophobe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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