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racist

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
someone who believes that their race makes them better, more intelligent, more moral, etc. than people of other races and who does or says unfair or harmful things as a result:

Examples:

Two of the killers are known to be racists.
She cannot understand how her husband could be branded a racist.
2
coming from or having the belief that people who belong to other races are not as good, intelligent, moral, etc. as people who belong to your own race :

Examples:

He furiously denied being racist.
They were the victims of a vicious racist attack.
racist remarks
3
relating to policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race :

Examples:

Many of the party's policies were deeply and fundamentally racist.
The asylum and immigration laws in this country are racist.
4
a person who believes that some races are better than others, or who acts unfairly to someone because of his or her race

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