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[big-uht] / ˈbɪg ət /


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Stephen Morris, an economic theorist, explained why in a 2001 paper titled “Political Correctness”: An adviser who fears being thought a bigot shades what he says until it carries no information at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“To call Jeremy Carl a radical and a bigot and unqualified is all far too kind,” Schumer said on Monday on the Senate floor.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

His critics denounced him as a far-right bigot and the courts convicted him several times for his radical remarks.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

“When a news organization says you’re a racist, bigot, whatever, people believe them,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

What does a bigot do when he meets someone who challenges his opinions?

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

And they certainly don’t want to be made to feel like bigots for raising those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Greer also vowed to take on "bigots and the conmen" directing anger at the most vulnerable people in society.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025

We can’t necessarily stop the bigots from being who they are, but we’re not going to let you have to face them alone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

And you don’t like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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