as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Robinson was a member of the English Defence League, a British social movement that has been described as racist and Islamophobic.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Over the ensuing 60 years, Buckley himself was accused, with increasing frequency and disdain, of being either a racist or racist-adjacent.
—William Voegeli, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Active clubs are essentially training gyms where like-minded people, including racists, can train and fight each other.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
As the militia builds a war chest of over $4 million, Husk pursues the malevolent racist Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) to a final bloody standoff that will go down in U.S. history.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Over the ensuing 60 years, Buckley himself was accused, with increasing frequency and disdain, of being either a racist or racist-adjacent.
—William Voegeli, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Active clubs are essentially training gyms where like-minded people, including racists, can train and fight each other.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
As the militia builds a war chest of over $4 million, Husk pursues the malevolent racist Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) to a final bloody standoff that will go down in U.S. history.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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