Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a Dixiecrat?

What is a Dixiecrat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (politics) a member of the Democratic Party of the United States of America from the southern States, especially one of the former territories of the Confederate States of America, who hold socially conservative viewpoints, and supports racial segregation and white power.
  2. (politics) a member of the States' Rights Democratic Party of the United States of America.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
Essentially the anti-immigrant movement, the Patriot movement, and old-fashioned Dixiecrat racism are all merging.
By 2004 it had become clear that he was a classic Dixiecrat masquerading as a Republican. Unfortunately, too many of us waited until after the 2006 mid-term election to make our views known.
Ethridge's rhetoric was virtually repeated by Strom Thurmond five years later in his 1948 presidential campaign as a Dixiecrat.
He was a traditional segregationist, though the one-time Dixiecrat had reconciled with the national Democratic Party by the time he became Armed Services chairman.
You have a whole pack of these guys, who left the Dixiecrat Party, a part of the Democratic Party, went over to the Republican Party.
He forgets to mention that the old Dixiecrat faction of the Democratic Party became a central element of the GOP in those red states where racism still thrives.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024