The doctrine that white people are superior to other peoples, and should therefore have greater power, authority, or status; advocacy or practice of such a doctrine.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Chicago Defender. From white + supremacism, after white supremacist.
Definition of white supremacism in US English:
white supremacism
noun
The doctrine that white people are superior to other peoples, and should therefore have greater power, authority, or status; advocacy or practice of such a doctrine.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Chicago Defender. From white + supremacism, after white supremacist.