anglophobe
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someone who strongly dislikes the UK, British people, or British things
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anti-Semitic people, opinions, writings etc show a feeling of hate towards Jewish people
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the political system that existed in the past in South Africa, in which only white people had political rights and power
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a political movement, especially in the 1960s in the US, that aimed to achieve greater political and social power for black people
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the attitudes of some male police officers and other men who are considered to be sexist and racist
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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
the Commission for Racial Equality: a British organization that works to make sure that people of all races are treated equally
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the process of ending a system in which people of different races are officially separated in a society or institution
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the process of allowing people of all races to use a place, institution, or organization
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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 ku klux klan
an organization of white men in the US who commit violent racist crimes
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involving or including only white people. This word is usually used for showing that you think people of other races should be included
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a part of a population that is different in race, religion, or culture from most of the population
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an official document that all black people in South Africa had to carry with them during the period of apartheid
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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
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the relationships between people of different races who live in the same community
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an occasion when people of different races who live in the same community fight violently against each other
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the practice of thinking that people of a particular race or colour will behave in a particular way, especially in a criminal way
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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
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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
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the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together
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someone who believes their own race is much better than others, and believes they should have power and control
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 so that the country can become more peaceful
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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