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racial profiling

ra·cial pro·fil·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-shuh l proh-fahy-ling]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəl ˈproʊ faɪ lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-shuh l proh-fahy-ling]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəl ˈproʊ faɪ lɪŋ/

Definitions of racial profiling words

  • noun racial profiling the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in gender profiling. 1
  • noun racial profiling the use of these characteristics to determine whether a person may be engaged in illegal activity, as in racial profiling. 1
  • uncountable noun racial profiling Racial profiling is government or police activity that involves using people’s racial and cultural characteristics to identify people to investigate. 0
  • noun racial profiling government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects based solely on race 0

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Parts of speech for Racial profiling

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racial profiling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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