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person of colour

noun

  1. a person who is not white

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But some in Harris' team reportedly worried that as the first woman and person of colour to serve as vice-president and as a candidate in a contentious, emotionally charged election, she faced additional threats.

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"I am a refugee, I am a queer person and I’m a person of colour," he said.

From BBC

She had already made a name for herself in California in barrier-breaking roles as the first person of colour or woman to serve as San Francisco's district attorney.

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Juror 52 is a 23-year-old woman who, according to the Sahan Journal, was the only person of colour on the panel.

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She is the first person of colour to receive the award.

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