Dixiecrat
[ dik-see-krat ]
/ ˈdɪk siˌkræt /
noun
a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
Origin of Dixiecrat
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50;
Dixie +
(Demo)crat
OTHER WORDS FROM Dixiecrat
Dix·ie·crat·ic, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for dixiecrat
And Griffith represents a GOP pickup in especially hostile territory; a Republican has never held his Dixiecrat seat before.
Essentially the anti-immigrant movement, the Patriot movement, and old-fashioned Dixiecrat racism are all merging.