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supremacism

American  
[suh-prem-uhs-iz-uhm, soo-] / səˈprɛm əsˌɪz əm, su- /

noun

  1. the belief that a particular group is superior to others and that group deserves more rights or power.

  2. advocacy for such a belief.


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One of the things the book is helpful in doing is understanding male supremacism as intersectional with other forms of supremacism.

From Salon May 10, 2022

Nebraska has updated the image of its mascot to avoid a connection with White supremacism.

From Washington Times Jan. 30, 2022

And it says the military must add questions to its climate surveys that explicitly ask about racism, antisemitism and supremacism.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2021

Fighting open white supremacism, defending human rights and the rule of law, propounding international cooperation, rejecting narrow nationalism, so many of these debates seem to belong to another age.

From The Guardian Sep. 22, 2020

It campaigned for the transformation of society to end straight supremacism and stood in solidarity with all other oppressed communities.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2020

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