white nationalist
noun[C]
uk/ˌwaɪt ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/us/ˌwaɪt ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/someone whobelievesthatwhitepeoplehavetheirownracialandnationalidentity(= what makes someone who they are)and should have the mostpower,authority, andrightsin acountry, usuallybasedon theideathat they arebetterin some way thanpeoplefrom othergroups:
Theracialjusticegroupwarnedof thegrowingdangersofwhitenationalistsonsocialmediaplatforms.
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white supremacistnoun
- There wereviolentclashesbetweenwhitenationalistsandcounterprotestersin Charlottesville,Virginia.
- Thereseemsto be aglobalnetworkofright-wingextremistsorwhitenationalistscommunicatingonline.
- Theterrorattackin New Zealand wascarriedout by anallegedwhitenationalist.
- Courtpapersshow that thesuspectwas a self-describedwhitenationalistwhostockpiledweapons.
white nationalist
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪt ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/us/ˌwaɪt ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/having orexpressingthebeliefthatwhitepeoplehavetheirownracialandnationalidentity(= what makes someone who they are)and should have the mostpower,authority, andrightsin acountry, usuallybasedon theideathat they arebetterin some way thanpeoplefrom othergroups:
Severalwhitenationalistdemonstratorswerearrestedat therally.
At thattimein Alabama there was awhitenationalistleaderusingwhitenationalistlanguage.
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white supremacistadjective
- Alarmbellshave beenringingabout arisingtideofwhitenationalistviolence.
- It is notclearhow thecompanywilldefinewhitenationalistcontentandenforceitsbanonhatespeech.
- In theyearbefore themurder,whitenationalistposterswere put up aroundcampus.