master race

American  

noun

1. a people or nation, as the Germans during the Nazi period, whose members consider themselves genetically superior to all others and therefore justified in conquering and ruling them.

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master race British  

noun

1. German name: Herrenvolk.  a race, nation, or group, such as the Germans or Nazis as viewed by Hitler, believed to be superior to other races

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master race Cultural  

1. The expression used by the Nazis in Germany for the race they wanted to create — a pure race of white people suited to rule the world. Extermination was the Nazis' main tool for making the Germans pure. (See Holocaust.)

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Etymology

Origin of master race

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“We fought against fascism. We fought against Hitler’s desire for a master race.”

From New York Times

He thought of the English as a master race, and his critics see him as the ultimate representation of colonialism and one of the people who helped pave the way for apartheid.

From BBC

“In the 1930s the Nazis worked to establish a master race. They sought to eliminate from the gene pool of any trait or condition that they deemed unworthy. ”

From Washington Times

This too has a grisly heritage: the pioneering conservationist Madison Grant promoted, alongside his environmental work, the idea that the “Nordic master race” was being “overtaken” in the US by “worthless race types”.

From The Guardian

He believed that the English were the master race.

From BBC