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What does racism mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word racism? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The belief in distinct human races with each having their intrinsic attributes.
  2. The belief that one race or ethnic group is superior or inferior to another race or group of races.
  3. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity.
  4. (sociology) A hierarchical system that benefits one race at the expense of all others.
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He calls attention to the way in which racism against blacks is intertwined with economic dispossession.
It is up to all of us to demonstrate our abhorrence of sectarianism, discrimination and racism.
So far the question of asylum seekers and, by extension, racism has been dealt with in a very piecemeal fashion by the Government.
Its main driver, though, seems to be the attempt to legislate away the problems of a post-colonial country steeped in racism of all kinds.
A comprehensive rethink that puts tackling racism at a Cabinet level along with the other measures will be a quantum leap forward.
They are totally unconscious of the latent racism which such a campaign evokes in countries where ethnocentric prejudice is so deep-rooted.

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