Klansman
Americannoun
noun
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Nobody wants to be called a Nazi, a Klansman, or an antisemite, and the average American decries acts of overtly racist violence and brazenly authoritarian philosophies.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
He was challenged by CNN host Jake Tapper about his repeated claim that Ms. Loeffler has campaigned with a Klansman, which Mr. Tapper said was “not true.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2021
“There are a variety of actors, and it’s not just the standard Klansman doing this,” Weil said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2020
“I remember it was almost every single day there was coverage on this former Ku Klux Klansman who was running for office in an American city,” she told me.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2020
Between Brown’s inside dope and everything that Kennedy had learned via his own investigations, he probably knew more Klan secrets than the average Klansman.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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