segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌse-gri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nist 
plural segregationists
: a person who believes in or practices segregation especially of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
segregationist
adjective
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In her first bid for the presidency, Harris assailed Joe Biden, then one of her primary rivals, during a presidential debate, saying his efforts to find common ground with segregationist senators and opposition to busing students in the 1970s was hurtful to her and people like her.
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Sabrina Rodriguez, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Roberts wrote, essentially, that because racial discrimination was over, states and counties with segregationist histories no longer had to clear potential changes to voting rules in advance with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
—Robert L. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
The last bout of political violence in the United States started with the right, as segregationists in the South lynched Black Americans and murdered civil rights activists in the 1950s and early 1960s.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
This is reminiscent of the 1960s racial segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s efforts.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
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Sabrina Rodriguez, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Roberts wrote, essentially, that because racial discrimination was over, states and counties with segregationist histories no longer had to clear potential changes to voting rules in advance with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
—Robert L. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
The last bout of political violence in the United States started with the right, as segregationists in the South lynched Black Americans and murdered civil rights activists in the 1950s and early 1960s.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
This is reminiscent of the 1960s racial segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s efforts.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
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segregationist
noun
seg·re·ga·tion·ist
ˌseg-ri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who believes in, practices, or encourages segregation especially of races
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