- the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race; violent behaviour towards them
- a victim of racism
- ugly outbreaks of racism
- the urgent need to address institutional racism within the organization
- It is important to identify root causes that perpetuate systemic racism in the city.
- structural/casual racism
- Half a million people held a mass protest against racism last night.
Collocations RaceRaceRace and society- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, People in societyb2- Many immigrants have experienced racism.
- Racism was rampant in the armed forces.
- There is a shocking amount of racism in society.
- measures to combat racism
- the fight against racism
- Racism can take many forms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blatant
- overt
- covert
- …
- be a victim of
- experience
- combat
- …
- against racism
- racism in
- a form of racism
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- the belief that there are different races of people with different characteristics and abilities, and that some races are better than others; a general belief about a whole group of people based only on their race
- irrational racism
- Many 19th-century scientific theories were underpinned by racism.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blatant
- overt
- covert
- …
- be a victim of
- experience
- combat
- …
- against racism
- racism in
- a form of racism
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