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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that a certain group of people are far more superior compared to anyone else, such as those who belong to it are entitled to dominate, control, or rule those who do not. The supposed superior people can also be defined by age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, language, social class, ideology, nation, culture, or belonging to any other part of a particular population. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others wordnet

Example

More examples

"White supremacism: for when you have nothing else to be proud of."

Etymology

From supremacy + -ism.

Related phrases

black supremacismwhite supremacism

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