segregationist

Definition of segregationistnext
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 In its early days, the SPLC worked to ensure women had equal employment opportunities, secured better labor conditions for cotton mill workers, and successfully challenged segregationist policies, at times taking the fight all the way to the Supreme Court. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Powell said the bill would apply to all monuments, although in recent years only monuments to Confederate and segregationist leaders have been under attack. Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 In the late 1970s, Wallace renounced his former segregationist views and apologized for his past actions. Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Those sentiments, however, did not circulate much outside of segregationist press. Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregationist
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  • The poster also alleged Martinez was the one acting racist and had thrown the spice tajín in her face before any punches were thrown.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Then, alongside the civil rights movement of the 1960s, activists and lawmakers who saw the national quota system as racist pushed to replace it with one based on employment and family ties.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
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  • The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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