multiracial
Americanadjective
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consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group.
multiracial communities.
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(of a person) descended from more than one racial group.
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Though not well known and perennially underenforced, this clause provides an important hook for congressional action to safeguard an inclusive, multiracial democracy.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
The political website FiveThirtyEight reported in 2023 that most black members of Congress no longer hail from majority-black districts, “which indicates that Black representatives are winning more on multiracial or majority-white turf.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Ndou reflected that while "race has always been a factor" in the DA, he said the party had sought to address it with its new leadership that "resembles a party that is multiracial".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Rev. David Black leads the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in Hyde Park, a congregation that describes itself as “progressive” with “traditional theology,” and also as multigenerational, multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
With the rise of the Populist Party in 1892, farmers and laborers formed the first mass multiracial coalition in the country’s history.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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