Words / B2

RAYSHL/ˈreɪʃl/

Racial means connected with race or relations between racial groups: racial discrimination; racial inequality. Racist describes a person or act that shows racism (next entries). Discrimination is a reportable incident. Formal data and law. Do not use racial as a slur, and do not confuse it with cultural.

Meaning

Connected with a person’s race, or with relations between racial groups.

Examples

• “Racial discrimination is a reportable incident, the safeguarding policy said.”
• “The census table used racial categories, which is the classification sense.”

Good to know

racial discrimination / inequality / group. Person/act: racist. Noun: racism. Safeguarding, sociology, and news. About race as a category, not an insult.

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