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supremacist

American  
[suh-prem-uh-sist, soo-] / səˈprɛm ə sɪst, sʊ- /

noun

  1. a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.

    a white supremacist.
supremacist British  
/ sjʊ-, sʊˈprɛməsɪst /

noun

  1. a person who promotes or advocates the supremacy of any particular group

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adjective

  1. characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

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Other Word Forms

  • supremacism noun

Etymology

Origin of supremacist

First recorded in 1945–50; supremac(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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La Liga president Javier Tebas, who has been openly at odds with Perez for several years, criticised the "messianic, sectarian, supremacist" tone of the Madrid chief, in a post on X.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

He cited in particular his response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2025

A left-wing activist told me he personally knows about 30 people who’ve gone undercover in militias or white supremacist groups.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

He cited events like 9/11, the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016 and even the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., as some of the collective traumas that generation has had to reckon with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

If Pamela is a white supremacist, she’s done a pretty good job hiding it.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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