segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌse-gri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nist 
plural segregationists
: a person who believes in or practices segregation especially of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
segregationist
adjective
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The ship is named after the U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson (D-Ga.), who helped expand the Navy and was an ardent segregationist.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Lo and behold, several staunch segregationists locked arms with teachers unions to oppose school choice in the 1950s after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
—Corey A. Deangelis, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Lo and behold, several staunch segregationists locked arms with teachers unions to oppose school choice in the 1950s after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
—Corey A. Deangelis, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
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segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌseg-ri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who believes in, practices, or encourages segregation especially of races
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