nonblack
adjective
non·black
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Definition of nonblack
: not of or relating to African American people or their culture
attended predominantly nonblack schools
Examples of nonblack in a Sentence
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Alabama Montgomery: National party officials are expressing concern that the Alabama Democratic Party isn’t doing enough to attract more nonblack minorities. — USA TODAY, "Momoa at Mauna Kea, Confederate context, Guthrie garbage tribute: News from around our 50 states," 2 Aug. 2019 And in December, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the second black woman to win the mayoral race in Atlanta following a bruising contest that almost led to the first nonblack mayor elected in the city in 44 years. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "London Breed’s historic San Francisco mayoral victory comes as a wave of black women seek political power," 14 June 2018 African American public officials were much more likely to favor the removal of Confederate symbols than were nonblack public officials. — Jordan Carr Peterson, Washington Post, "What persuades elected officials to remove Confederate symbols? Framing it as good for business.," 21 Aug. 2017 Among nonblack audiences, however, Trump’s positive Q Score was just 8. — Joshua Green, Bloomberg.com, "The Remaking of Donald Trump," 6 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonblack.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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