institutional racism

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl rey-siz-uhm, -tyoo-]

noun

1. racism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of institutional racism¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Independent publisher Zando’s highest-visibility imprints are its collabs with celebrities, which are part of its mission to change the institutional racism that has plagued American publishing from its start.

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Long wanting to come to terms with the institutional racism she witnessed during her childhood, she has done something that previously had never held much interest: write and direct a movie.

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She found that "Rolfe was racist and that he worked in and was the beneficiary of an organisation with hallmarks of institutional racism".

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It found evidence of institutional racism in Scottish cricket and highlighted 448 examples.

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"They've brought in anti-racism experts and those experts have concluded, yes, there's institutional racism and that should lead to a sea change in behaviour of cricket in Scotland," he said.

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