white supremacy
noun[U]
uk/ˌwaɪt suːˈprem.ə.si/us/ˌwaɪt suːˈprem.ə.si/(alsowhite supremacism,uk/ˌwaɪt suːˈprem.ə.sɪ.zəm/us/ˌwaɪt suːˈprem.ə.sɪ.zəm/)thebeliefthatwhitepeoplearebetterin some way thanpeoplefrom othergroupsand should have morepower,authority, andrightsthan them because of this:
He was aracist, abelieverinwhitesupremacyand aproponentofwhitenationalism.
Material thatpromotesfar-rightpoliticsandwhitesupremacism iseasilyaccessibleon theinternet.
thepolicies,rules, etc. of anorganizationorsocietythat arebasedon abeliefthatwhitepeoplearebetterthanpeoplefrom othergroups, and thatresultinwhitepeoplebeing given morepower,rights, etc. thanothers:
Whitesupremacycontributestopoorhealthoutcomesforpeopleofcolour.
Growing up in theSouth, sheexperiencedsegregationandwhitesupremacismfirsthand.
- We muststandup towhitesupremacyandracialhatredin allitsforms.
- Anumberofwhitesupremacygroupswereaddedto thegovernmentwatchlistofhategroups.