supremacism
noun[U]
uk/suːˈprem.ə.sɪ.zəm/us/suːˈprem.ə.sɪ.zəm/thebeliefthat aparticulartypeorgroupofpeopleshouldleador havecontrolover othertypesorgroupsbecause they arebetterthan them:
Kathy'sfeminismclasheswith her husband'smalesupremacism.
asituationin which aparticulartypeorgroupofpeopleleador havecontrolover othertypesorgroupsbecause theybelievethemselves to bebetter:
Growing up in theSouthgave her afirsthandtasteofsegregationandwhitesupremacism.
- Supremacism is thebeliefthat aparticularrace,religion,gender, orbeliefsystemissuperiortoothers.
- Theywanttosupersedeequalitywith supremacism.
- Tolerance andcompassion, likesadismand supremacism, can befoundanywhereon theplanet.
- Many of those whoreactagainst thedisguisedracismof thevariousformsofculturalsupremacism do so byassertingaculturalseparatismoftheirown.
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