institutional racism
[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl rey-siz-uhm, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nl ˈreɪ sɪz əm, -ˈtyu- /
noun
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Also called struc·tur·al rac·ism [struhk-cher-uhl rey-siz-uhm], /ˈstrʌk tʃər əl ˈreɪ sɪz əm/, sys·tem·ic rac·ism [si-stem-ik rey-siz-uhm] /sɪˈstɛm ɪk ˈreɪ sɪz əm/ .
Origin of institutional racism
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby institutional racism
institution, institutional, institutional investor, institutionalism, institutionalize, institutional racism, institutionary, institutive, institutor, in stock, in-store
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