semiracist

adj

semiracist

adj

Etymology From semi- + racist.

1

Somewhat racist.

  • Every modern state therefore is inherently semiracist because it proclaims the supreme interest of a discrete populace, defined by legacy as well as territory. This semiracist holding together of a people requires an exterior— a potential enemy.2003, Stanley Hauerwas, Dissent from the Homeland: Essays After September 11, page 65:
  • In May, there was a disorderly demonstration outside the Leeds Students Union to protest against the visit of the right-wing Tory MP Patrick Wall, leader of the semi-racist Monday Club, notorious for his supportof the white minority regimes in southern Africa.2012, Jack Straw, Last Man Standing: Memoirs of a Political Survivor:
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  • The lesson to take away from Paul is not to be a semi-racist, isolationist politician who advocates for legalizing heroin and abolishing the Federal Reserve.2016, David Cahn, When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America:

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