"white replacement theory" meaning in English

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  1. (politics, racism, social) A conspiracy theory based on white supremacist ideology that there is a plot to diminish the influence of white people through the immigration of visible minorities and demographics. Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, White supremacist ideology Synonyms: great replacement theory, replacement theory Related terms: Great Replacement, white genocide, white nationalism

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