dixiecrats

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Definition

Proper noun 1. A former political party in the United States: The Dixiecrats were a short-lived political party, officially named the States' Rights Democratic Party. It was formed in 1948 by conservative, segregationist Democrats from the Southern United States. Their primary goal was to oppose the civil rights platform and the presidential candidacy of the national Democratic Party's nominee, Harry S Truman.

Examples of Usage
  • Proper noun:
    • The Dixiecrats nominated Strom Thurmond for president in the 1948 election.
    • Historians study the Dixiecrats as a key moment in the realignment of political parties in the American South.
Advanced Usage
  • The term "Dixiecrat" is often used historically to describe this specific 1948 political movement.
  • It can also be used analytically to refer to the faction of conservative Southern Democrats who resisted the national party's shift on civil rights, both before and after 1948.
    • The senator was a remnant of the old Dixiecrat tradition within the party.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dixiecrat (adj): Used attributively to describe something related to this party or its ideology.
    • He ran on a Dixiecrat platform.
  • States' Rights Democratic Party: The official name of the Dixiecrats.
Synonyms
  • States' Rights Democrats (formal name)
  • Segregationist Democrats (descriptive term focusing on their core policy)
Notes on Meaning
  • The term "Dixiecrat" is a portmanteau, blending "Dixie" (a nickname for the Southern U.S.) and "Democrat."
  • Its usage is almost exclusively tied to U.S. political history and discussions of race, civil rights, and regional politics.
  • The party's existence and the defection of its supporters marked a significant step in the movement of white Southern conservatives from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, a process known as the Southern Strategy.
Noun
  1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman

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