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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Wilson, a Virginia native, later was criticized for instituting segregationist policies within the federal government while president and discouraging Black people from attending Princeton.
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The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2024
As the political scientist Ira Katznelson argues in his 2013 study of the politics of the New Deal, Fear Itself, the key legislation could never have passed without the votes of segregationist southern Democrats, who controlled crucial committees in Congress.
—Suzanne Berger, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
That flair also had a tinge of defiance, which may have been interpreted as a type of protest during the segregationist and racist period during which Mr. Mays played, explains Anthony Williams, director of the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
The segregationist seeking the Democratic nomination won the Maryland and Michigan primaries the next day, but his campaign was essentially ended.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2024
As the political scientist Ira Katznelson argues in his 2013 study of the politics of the New Deal, Fear Itself, the key legislation could never have passed without the votes of segregationist southern Democrats, who controlled crucial committees in Congress.
—Suzanne Berger, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
That flair also had a tinge of defiance, which may have been interpreted as a type of protest during the segregationist and racist period during which Mr. Mays played, explains Anthony Williams, director of the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
The segregationist seeking the Democratic nomination won the Maryland and Michigan primaries the next day, but his campaign was essentially ended.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 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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