as in racist
a person who supports racial segregation
segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view
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Recent Examples of segregationist
Lyndon Johnson had good reason: to protect Selma-to-Montgomery marchers, given that Alabama’s segregationist leaders couldn’t be expected to protect them.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Kennedy had mobilized the National Guard in Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace, a staunch segregationist, vowing to oppose allowing Black students to attend school with white students.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The report includes a detailed history of the confederate flag, including how segregationists resurrected it in the 1950s and 1960s in opposition to the Civil Rights Movement and the recent resurgence of its use.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite his brilliance, Rustin was deliberately sidelined by many within the movement due to his open homosexuality and previous ties to socialism because these were seen as vulnerabilities that segregationists and political opponents could exploit.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Kennedy had mobilized the National Guard in Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace, a staunch segregationist, vowing to oppose allowing Black students to attend school with white students.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The report includes a detailed history of the confederate flag, including how segregationists resurrected it in the 1950s and 1960s in opposition to the Civil Rights Movement and the recent resurgence of its use.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite his brilliance, Rustin was deliberately sidelined by many within the movement due to his open homosexuality and previous ties to socialism because these were seen as vulnerabilities that segregationists and political opponents could exploit.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregationist
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The two become closer and Meursault — without particularly liking the man — is drawn into a rivalry between the virulently racist Raymond and Djemila’s brother and friends, who pursue revenge in her name.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Fuentes denied being a white nationalist and a racist to The Boston Globe.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
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“Segregationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregationist. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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