person of color
noun
a person who is not white.
people of color
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pluralof person of color.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The study no longer measures live entertainment specifically, but the most recent report found that people of color held 16.7% of senior management positions across major music companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Fifteen of them were people of color: 14 Black people and one Hispanic person.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Off-course golfers tend to be younger and include more women and people of color than on-course participants, said Greg Nathan, chief executive of the National Golf Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
And 68% of non-Hispanic white adults have a retirement savings plan versus 42% of people of color, the researchers wrote.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
“No, Isabella. Like us, like people of color, like Black folks. That we.”
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
