Words / B2

RAYS-iz-uh-m/ˈreɪsɪzəm/

Racism is unfair treatment, or a belief in racial superiority: structural racism; challenge racism. Racist is the adjective/noun for a person or remark. The assembly named racism in housing data. Uncountable. Mix-up: race as a contest (already in the dictionary). Do not reduce racism to one insult if the source is about systems.

Meaning

Unfair treatment of people because of their race, or the belief that some races are superior.

Examples

• “The assembly named racism in housing data, not only in insults.”
• “A racism complaint went to the designated lead, which is the procedure sense.”

Good to know

structural / casual racism; racism in + domain. Adjective/noun: racist. Uncountable. PHSE, sociology, and news. Prejudice or systems, not a sports race.

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