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- noun Plural form of
eugenist .
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Examples
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Even Planned Parenthood's founder, Margaret Sanger -- an iconic figure for the women's reproductive rights movement -- espoused eugenics theory, backing the 1939 "Negro Project," which was a precursor to what eugenists wanted to implement on a much larger scale.
Irene Monroe: Theory of Blacks' Intellectual Inferiority Rears Ugly Head at Harvard 2010
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Suggesting that the modern left are potential crypto-eugenists is seriously beyond the pale.
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Suggesting that the modern left are potential crypto-eugenists is seriously beyond thepale.
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Suggesting that the modern left are potential crypto-eugenists is seriously beyond the pale.
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Century-old footage of mysterious seizures, cockroach-battling, researching eugenists ', and eyeball surgery (the hands-down winner in inciting viewers' departures) can be hard to watch, but the whole of Passio, with its impressive live performance of Pärt's score and cathedral-enhanced atmospherics, provided an intense, spellbinding experience.
HuffPost Coverage: Passio at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine 2008
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You emphasize that Hitler's enthusiasm brought together all kinds of people — eugenists who wanted to achieve racial purity, technicians who wanted to display their skills, political careerists who wanted to get ahead.
An Insidious Evil 2004
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You emphasize that Hitler's enthusiasm brought together all kinds of people — eugenists who wanted to achieve racial purity, technicians who wanted to display their skills, political careerists who wanted to get ahead.
An Insidious Evil 2004
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Intermarrying until quite lately was the rule, and it must be annoying to eugenists to find that the natives are such a hardy and vigorous race.
Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes
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However, we shall leave this question to the decision of the practical eugenists.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry Bernard Glueck
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What educators want is the right kind of material -- the material which the eugenists will eventually supply.
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