SEGREGATIONIST Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

segregationist

noun

Definition of segregationist

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a person who supports racial segregation segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view

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Recent Examples of segregationist In its early days, the SPLC worked to ensure women had equal employment opportunities, secured better labor conditions for cotton mill workers, and successfully challenged segregationist policies, at times taking the fight all the way to the Supreme Court. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Powell said the bill would apply to all monuments, although in recent years only monuments to Confederate and segregationist leaders have been under attack. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 In the late 1970s, Wallace renounced his former segregationist views and apologized for his past actions. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Those sentiments, however, did not circulate much outside of segregationist press. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregationist

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Where English racists cry DEI hire, American ones cry DEI curriculum.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The person who first publicly raised the claims about Arday had written about race and IQ and, Harper said, could fairly be described as racist.

— Michel Martin, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of racist

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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
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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