"race realist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} race realist (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the belief that scientific evidence exists for inborn racial differences ("race realism": scientific racism), generally used to support racial discrimination or the idea that some racial groups are inferior to others. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Racism
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Noun

Forms: race realists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} race realist (plural race realists)
  1. (euphemistic) A believer in scientific racism (“racism presented as science or as supported by science”); a person who believes empirical evidence exists to support the notion of innate racial differences (that some races are superior and others inferior). Tags: euphemistic
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  2. One who believes that the human species is divided into observable races.
    Sense id: en-race_realist-en-noun-Q9Un8Ku2 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 41 16

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