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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

I have a chunk in there about making fun of the idea of white supremacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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

You will read more about the US history of settler colonialism, white supremacy, slavery, genocide, and land theft in later chapters.

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

The Black Lives Matter movement describes itself as aimed at eradicating White supremacy and interrupting violence against Black communities.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 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

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