racial overtones

collocation in English

meaningsofracialandovertone

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racial
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
based on someone's perceived race, especially in a way that is unfair or harmful; or based on policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in unfair or harmful treatment of people because of their ...
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overtone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.toʊn/
something that is suggested, but is not ...
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(Definition ofracialandovertonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofracial overtones

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When the courts find that there has been harassment with aracialovertoneor purpose, then it should be capable of redress.
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One of his more controversial comments featured a decidedlyracialovertone.
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Further, the totem-pole, an ethnic image, complicates the regional construction of identity by layering it with racial overtones.
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There were racial overtones here as well.
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Those questions are wholly free of racial overtones.
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In some respects, as we have heard, there have been racial overtones in this debate that go back to even more primitive tribalism.
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Marches at that time are of great importance, especially marches with racial overtones.
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I understand that there have been 13 this year, none with racial overtones.
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To outsiders, it may have negative racial overtones, but in the city this is not the case.
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Before it's too late, which critics declared had racial overtones.
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The novel contains strong racial overtones such as expressed fear of the yellow peril.
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As the foreign culture became more dominant, racial overtones surfaced.
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One thing is abundantly clear, the court decided: there is no evidence to suggest that the appellant's conduct had any racial overtones.
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There's no reason to suspect this had any racial overtones.
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Several incidents occurred in the late 1960s, some with racial overtones, and the trouble contributed to the park's eventual decline.
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The lead up to the fight had many racial overtones.
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Despite the racial overtones of the case and the sensitive public issues of civil rights and affirmative action, the core dispute of the case is one regarding proper procedure.
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Barry later apologized for the comment, claiming that he did not realize that a reference to watermelons would have racial overtones.
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