Race relations, racism and religious hatred

someone who strongly dislikes the UK, British people, or British things

someone who hates Jewish people

anti-Semitic people, opinions, writings etc show a feeling of hate towards Jewish people

the political system that existed in the past in South Africa, in which only white people had political rights and power

BEE (noun)

black economic empowerment: in southern Africa, a programme of actions to allow people who were disadvantaged under undemocratic governments to take part fully in the country's economy

Black Economic Empowerment (noun)

in southern Africa, a programme of actions to allow people who were disadvantaged under undemocratic governments to take part fully in the country's economy

Black Power (noun)

a political movement, especially in the 1960s in the US, that aimed to achieve greater political and social power for black people

canteen culture (noun)

British the attitudes of some male police officers and other men who are considered to be sexist and racist

colour bar (noun)

a set of laws or customs, especially in the past, intended to stop black and white people living and working together and having equal status in society

colour-blind (adjective)

not treating people in a different way because of their race or colour

desegregation (noun)

the process of ending a system in which people of different races are officially separated in a society or institution

integrated (adjective)

able to be used or shared by people of all races

integration (noun)

the process of allowing people of all races to use a place, institution, or organization

interracial (adjective)

involving or consisting of people who belong to different races

Islamophobia (noun)

hatred or fear of Muslims and Islam

Jim Crow (noun)

Americaninformal in the US, unfair treatment of black people, especially in the past, by the use of laws that prevented them from going to the same schools and public places as white people

the KKK ()

the Ku Klux Klan

Klansman (noun)

a member of the Ku Klux Klan

the Ku Klux Klan ()

an organization of white men in the US who commit violent racist crimes

lily-white (adjective)

informal involving or including only white people. This word is usually used for showing that you think people of other races should be included

minority (noun)

a part of a population that is different in race, religion, or culture from most of the population

passbook (noun)

South African an official document that all black people in South Africa had to carry with them during the period of apartheid

pogrom (noun)

an occasion in which a large group of people are killed according to an official plan because of their race or religion, especially Jews in Russia in the 19th century and early 20th century

race relations (noun)

the relationships between people of different races who live in the same community

race riot (noun)

an occasion when people of different races who live in the same community fight violently against each other

racial (adjective)

happening between people of different races

racial (adjective)

relating to someone’s race

racialism (noun)

Britishold-fashioned racism

racially (adverb)

in a way that is caused by someone’s race or is related to someone’s race

racial profiling (noun)

the practice of thinking that people of a particular race or colour will behave in a particular way, especially in a criminal way

racism (noun)

a way of behaving or thinking that shows that you do not like or respect people who belong to races that are different from your own and that you believe your race is better than others

racist (noun)

someone who does not like or respect people who belong to races that are different from their own and who believes their race is better than others

segregation (noun)

the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together

supremacist (noun)

someone who believes their own race is much better than others, and believes they should have power and control

the TRC ()

Truth and Reconciliation Commission: a committee organized by the government of South Africa in the 1990s to find out the truth about the bad things that happened during the period of apartheid

the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ()

a committee organized by the government of South Africa in the 1990s to find out the truth about the bad things that happened during the period of apartheid

white supremacy (noun)

the belief that white people are better than people of other races

xenophobia (noun)

a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures

Synonyms and antonyms of Race relations, racism and religious hatred in British Thesaurus