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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

"If it wasn't clear, I very much denounce Nazi-ism and white supremacy," the singer emphasized in her statement.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025

Taylor agrees that white supremacy runs through Palm Springs’s history and that white residents today must be willing to own up to that legacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

The notion of white supremacy rationalized the enslavement of Africans, even as whites endeavored to form a new nation based on the ideals of equality, liberty, and justice for all.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Relatives of the victims have since called on Congress to address White supremacy and gun violence through legislation.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 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

White supremacy is the belief that there is a white race specifically.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2021

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