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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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"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

The biography is strengthened by Boggs’ discovery of previously unpublished writings in Baldwin’s papers, shaping a book that explores how Baldwin “forced readers to confront the connections between white supremacy, masculinity, and sexuality.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

"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

These were key aspects of the abolitionists’ post–Civil War effort to banish white supremacy from all levels of governance.

From Slate ● May 23, 2024

Those developments include religious warfare, the notion that land should be private property, the concept of white supremacy, and the desire for gold.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

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

From BBC ● May 17, 2022

The body of research examining misogyny as an extreme ideology and incels specifically, as well as its intersection with other ideologies like White supremacy, as a field of research, is growing,' she added.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2022

“This is huge. . . . The stain of White supremacy is all over this monument,” said Lamonte Rigmaden, who drove an hour from Stafford to witness the removal.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

Before Lincoln had even taken office, seven Deep South states had seceded from the Union to form the CSA, dedicated to maintaining racial slavery and White supremacy.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014