as in racist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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Recent Examples of supremacist
As Jewish Israelis have lurched further to the right, their Palestinian fellow citizens have faced unprecedented levels of persecution and abuse from an Israeli government that includes overt Jewish supremacists.
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Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
The joke sparked a furious backlash within Shinde’s Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena political party.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
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Asad Ghanem, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
The joke sparked a furious backlash within Shinde’s Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena political party.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacist
racist
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The conservative movement is going through some internal struggles, most notably because of the debate between the racists and the reasonable members of the GOP.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The investigation into the racist defacing of the black professors’ portraits at Harvard Law School in 2015 continues into an eleventh year with no resolution and no suspects.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacist. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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