as in racist
a person who supports racial segregation
segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view
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Recent Examples of segregationist
If the roar of applause from Dems after an emotional Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) snatched the record for the longest Senate speech from segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond was any sign, Dems may be finding their energy again.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The winner of the 1972 Democratic Presidential primary in Michigan was George Wallace, the governor of Alabama, who was known for his segregationist views.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) acknowledged the historic nature of the moment, contrasting it with Thurmond’s segregationist past in a statement shared with ESSENCE..
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
The record that Booker broke belonged to the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, a devout segregationist, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The winner of the 1972 Democratic Presidential primary in Michigan was George Wallace, the governor of Alabama, who was known for his segregationist views.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) acknowledged the historic nature of the moment, contrasting it with Thurmond’s segregationist past in a statement shared with ESSENCE..
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
The record that Booker broke belonged to the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, a devout segregationist, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregationist
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In previous years, when politicians like Geert Wilders of the Netherlands and Britain's Michael Gove, or authors like France's Michel Houellebecq raised alarms about the growing prevalence of political Islam on the Continent, they were routinely dismissed as cranks, alarmists, or simply as racists.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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In the videos shared to Instagram, the man claiming to be Massey denied threatening Williams while also accusing prison officials of being crooked and racist.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
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“Segregationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregationist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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