segregationist
/ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənɪst/
noun
- A person who supports or advocates for the separation of racial, ethnic, or social groups.
- The governor was a well-known segregationist who opposed civil rights legislation.
- Many segregationists lost political power after the Civil Rights Act was passed.
- Segregationists argued that separate facilities were equal, but that was rarely true.
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adjective
- Relating to or supporting the policy of segregation.
- He wrote a book about segregationist laws in the early 1900s.
- The segregationist policies of the past have been largely dismantled.
- The group's segregationist views were condemned by community leaders.