white nationalist
noun
plural white nationalists
: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation
… his vision for the community—an enclave where residents fly "racialist" banners, where they are able to import enough … white nationalists to take control of the town government …—
John Eligon
John Eligon
white nationalism
noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.
—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnucks
Examples of white nationalist in a Sentence
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Vance pushes back on white supremacist Trump once dined with who recently insulted his wife's race
Karl also asked Vance about a racist attack targeting his wife, Usha, from white nationalist live-streamer, Nick Fuentes, who Trump dined with in November 2022.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Reeve’s book focuses primarily on the most extreme elements of the political right: those white nationalists and neo-Nazis who specifically espouse racist and antisemitic beliefs.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The disruptions began when Patriot Front, identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a white nationalist hate group, marched down Broadway and gathered at the plaza across from the state Capitol.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 July 2024
The white nationalist also pitched murder, bombing and arson plots to the undercover agent, sending Molotov cocktail recipes and other strategies for mass destruction, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Reeve’s book focuses primarily on the most extreme elements of the political right: those white nationalists and neo-Nazis who specifically espouse racist and antisemitic beliefs.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The disruptions began when Patriot Front, identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a white nationalist hate group, marched down Broadway and gathered at the plaza across from the state Capitol.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 July 2024
The white nationalist also pitched murder, bombing and arson plots to the undercover agent, sending Molotov cocktail recipes and other strategies for mass destruction, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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