Definition

1. Noun:
   • An ideology or belief system: White supremacy is the racist belief that white people are inherently superior to people of all other races, especially Black people, and should therefore dominate society.
   • A social and political system: It also refers to the systemic and institutional structures that maintain this dominance and privilege for white people.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The group's ideology was rooted in white supremacy.
  • Laws enforcing segregation were a clear manifestation of white supremacy.
  • He wrote a book analyzing the history of white supremacy in the country.

Advanced Usage

• "to promote/advocate white supremacy": to actively support and spread the ideology.
  • The website was banned for promoting white supremacy.
• "to challenge/combat white supremacy": to actively oppose and work against it.
  • The organization is dedicated to combating white supremacy in all its forms.
• Structural or institutional white supremacy: Refers to the ways the ideology is embedded in the laws, policies, and normal operations of a society.
  • The report examined institutional white supremacy within the criminal justice system.

Variants and Related Words

• White supremacist (noun): A person who believes in or advocates for white supremacy.
  • He was identified as a white supremacist by anti-hate groups.
• Supremacist (noun/adjective): A general term for a person or ideology believing in the superiority of a particular group (e.g., male supremacist).
  • The term can refer to any racial or gender supremacist ideology.

Synonyms

• Racism: Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group.
• Racial superiority: The belief in the inherent superiority of one race over others.

Related Phrases

• "the alt-right": A loosely connected far-right, white nationalist movement, often associated with white supremacist views.
  • The rally was attended by members of the alt-right.
• "white nationalism": A political ideology that seeks to develop and maintain a white national identity, often overlapping with white supremacy.
  • The policy was criticized as being aligned with white nationalism.

Important Notes

• White supremacy is widely condemned as a harmful and false ideology. It is the foundation for systemic racism, hate crimes, and racial violence.
• It is distinct from, but related to, concepts like prejudice (a preconceived opinion) and discrimination (unjust treatment). White supremacy specifically denotes a belief in a racial hierarchy with white people at the top.

Noun

1. the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races