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
Recent Examples on the Web
The white nationalist group Patriot Front, for example, is known for showing up to protests bearing the upside-down U.S. flags en masse.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 June 2024
And in the Trump era, incursions of white nationalists and right-wing extremists into the political mainstream caused many liberals to rethink tolerating hate speech.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The white nationalist movement demands ideological conformity from people who generally see themselves as independent thinkers, loyal friends, and moral absolutists.
—R. Derek Black, TIME, 21 May 2024
In late 2022, Mr. Trump hosted Mr. West at dinner at Mar-a-Lago along with Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist leader and outspoken Holocaust denier.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The provocative choice of backing the Rittenhouse tour is par for the course for Turning Point and its local affiliates, which have hosted controversial figures like Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The Christchurch attack has provided inspiration for multiple white nationalist terrorism plots.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The company also recently began processing payments for the prominent white nationalist website VDARE.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
From 2017 to 2019, Blevins led an Oklahoma chapter of the white nationalist organization Identity Evropa.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 June 2024
And in the Trump era, incursions of white nationalists and right-wing extremists into the political mainstream caused many liberals to rethink tolerating hate speech.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The white nationalist movement demands ideological conformity from people who generally see themselves as independent thinkers, loyal friends, and moral absolutists.
—R. Derek Black, TIME, 21 May 2024
In late 2022, Mr. Trump hosted Mr. West at dinner at Mar-a-Lago along with Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist leader and outspoken Holocaust denier.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The provocative choice of backing the Rittenhouse tour is par for the course for Turning Point and its local affiliates, which have hosted controversial figures like Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The Christchurch attack has provided inspiration for multiple white nationalist terrorism plots.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The company also recently began processing payments for the prominent white nationalist website VDARE.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
From 2017 to 2019, Blevins led an Oklahoma chapter of the white nationalist organization Identity Evropa.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'white nationalist.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near white nationalist
Cite this Entry
“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share