white supremacy

[hwahyt suh-prem-uh-see, wahyt]

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.

White supremacy

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• white supremacist noun
• White supremacist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of white supremacy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

According to Posobiec, “The same message board that hosts ‘furry’ threads also hosts threads about ‘dismantling white supremacy.’

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Ms. Field identifies Mr. Hazony’s speech in Miami as the moment when the natcon mask slipped and the ideas of “white supremacy” and “explicit Christian nationalism” came to the forefront.

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They set out to create twisted public sculptures in enduring bronze that would fabricate a “noble” legacy to reinforce the modern white supremacy of Jim Crow’s racial segregation.

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"The idea of lionising those figures. What did they believe? They believed in white supremacy. Period."

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Columbia University’s social work curriculum aims to make them “understand that anti-Black racism and white supremacy are endemic in our systems and institutions.”

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