institutional racism

[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl rey-siz-uhm, -tyoo- ]

noun

1. racism ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of institutional racism¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The killing and subsequent conversation about institutional racism, Brown continued, had forced him to consider how he could better promote “the value of diversity.”

From Salon

“It has become institutionalized. I call it institutional racism.”

From Salon

As a junior equalities minister under Johnson, she enraged many on the left when she challenged the notion there was widespread institutional racism in Britain.

From BBC

As equalities minster, she gained attention by rejecting claims of widespread institutional racism in the UK and fighting to preserve single-sex spaces for women over gender-neutral toilets.

From BBC

“We are still at the very beginning of confronting Germany’s colonial past and the related institutional racism,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times