archsegregationist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

arch- +‎ segregationist

Noun[edit]

archsegregationist (plural archsegregationists)

  1. A primary segregationist; a strong supporter of segregation.
    • 2009 June 5, Robbie Brown, “Black Congressman Eyes Alabama Governor’s Seat”, in New York Times[1]:
      But Alabama, the heart of Dixie, where the archsegregationist George C. Wallace served as governor, holds a special symbolic value.