racial discrimination

NOUN

prejudice based on race

Synonyms

WEAK

anti-Semitism race discrimination race prejudice race snobbery racialism racism

Example Sentences

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These all concern the prevention of sexual or racial discrimination in areas like employment and access to services.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In Callais, Alito also promised that he was not diminishing the constitutional guarantee against “present-day intentional racial discrimination regarding voting.”

From Slate • May 12, 2026

The voting section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had enforced federal laws that protect voting rights, particularly those that combat racial discrimination.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

It is a safeguard against intentional racial discrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Politicians and law enforcement officials today rarely endorse racially biased practices, and most of them fiercely condemn racial discrimination of any kind.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander