supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈpre-mə-sist 
sü-
plural supremacists
1
: an advocate or adherent of the supremacy of one group : a person who believes that one group of people as identified by their shared race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or religion is inherently superior to other groups and should have control over those other groups
Examples of supremacist in a Sentence
one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his far-right government of Jewish supremacists launched a war of annihilation right back.
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Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The Australian White supremacist Brenton Tarrant made the symbol during a 2019 courtroom appearance following his arrest for murdering 50 people in a shooting at mosques in New Zealand.
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
In many ways, Metzger set the stage for how White supremacists operate today, Rogers said.
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Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2026
Dylann Roof internalized white-supremacist messages from websites surfaced by search algorithms, and later carried out the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The Australian White supremacist Brenton Tarrant made the symbol during a 2019 courtroom appearance following his arrest for murdering 50 people in a shooting at mosques in New Zealand.
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
In many ways, Metzger set the stage for how White supremacists operate today, Rogers said.
—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2026
Dylann Roof internalized white-supremacist messages from websites surfaced by search algorithms, and later carried out the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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supremacist
noun
su·prem·a·cist
sə-ˈprem-ə-səst
: a person who believes that one group of people should control all others
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