noun
Meaning 1
White supremacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Phrase guide
white power
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History
Etymology
Modelled on black power, a slogan used by Black American activists to call for autonomy and freedom from social discrimination. In the 1960s, white-power advocates began using "white power" as a rally cry for militant actions to overthrow the US government, which was making moves towards desegregation.