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{
"term": "racism",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race; violent behaviour towards them",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a victim of racism"
},
{
"text": "ugly outbreaks of racism"
},
{
"text": "the urgent need to address **institutional racism** within the organization"
},
{
"text": "It is important to identify root causes that perpetuate **systemic racism** in the city."
},
{
"text": "structural/casual racism"
},
{
"text": "Half a million people held a mass protest against racism last night."
},
{
"text": "Many immigrants have experienced racism."
},
{
"text": "Racism was rampant in the armed forces."
},
{
"text": "There is a shocking amount of racism in society."
},
{
"text": "measures to combat racism"
},
{
"text": "the fight against racism"
},
{
"text": "Racism can take many forms."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["blatant", "overt", "covert"],
"verb + racism": ["be a victim of", "experience", "combat"],
"preposition": ["against racism", "racism in"],
"phrases": ["a form of racism"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the belief that there are different races of people with different characteristics and abilities, and that some races are better than others; a general belief about a whole group of people based only on their race",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "irrational racism"
},
{
"text": "Many 19th-century scientific theories were underpinned by racism."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["blatant", "overt", "covert"],
"verb + racism": ["be a victim of", "experience", "combat"],
"preposition": ["against racism", "racism in"],
"phrases": ["a form of racism"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈreɪsɪzəm/",
"audio": "ra/racism/racism__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈreɪsɪzəm/",
"audio": "ra/racism/racism__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}