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• white supremacy
  white supremacy

  noun

  the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, especially Black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
• White supremacy
  White supremacy

  noun

  the theory or belief that White people are innately superior to people of other races

white supremacy

American  

[hwahyt suh-prem-uh-see, wahyt] / ˈhwaɪt səˈprɛm ə si, ˈwaɪt /

noun

1. the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, especially Black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.

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White supremacy British  

noun

1. the theory or belief that White people are innately superior to people of other races

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Other Word Forms

• White supremacist
  noun
• white supremacist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of white supremacy

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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She testified before Congress in 2020 on white supremacy in the military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"For 55 years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has stood as a beacon of hope, fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice," Fair said in a video message.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

When I’m talking about, like, anti-Blackness, white supremacy, I’m not talking to Black people because Black people know it.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

The memo, for example, primarily focuses on antifa-aligned extremism, but omits other trends that in recent years have been identified as rising domestic threats, such as violent white supremacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

For decades, this had been the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colors and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, nonracial government.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

White supremacy and racism are learned behaviors and a type of cultural script that consists of stories, "common sense", emotional training, and other tools for making sense of the world.

From Salon ● May 22, 2023

He said the condemnation of antisemitism or White supremacy “would apply to all of the leaders in the party who will be seeking office.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2022

“I promise you, hate will not prevail. White supremacy will not have the last word.”

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022

"White supremacy will not have the last word," he said.

From BBC ● May 17, 2022

One of the founders of the NAACP, a brilliant writer and scholar, and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, Du Bois openly rejected assumptions of White supremacy.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014