desegregation
noun
de·seg·re·ga·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən 
1
: the state of being desegregated
2
: the action or an instance of desegregating
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Prophet was chosen to run Portland Public Schools 1982, on the heels of desegregation efforts that led to the firing of his predecessor, Robert Blanchard. 
oregonlive, 30 June 2022 For the first time in more than thirty years, Shelby County Schools is seeking relief from a decades-old desegregation order. al, 19 July 2022 The agreement was announced Friday to end a desegregation order that’s been in place since 1970. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022 And in the courtroom, Brittain’s work on school desegregation continued. Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com, 3 Apr. 2022 The mobile app, available to download for free in the Apple App Store and in the Android app store, includes several tours focusing on school desegregation, the Freedom Ride on Route 40 and key sites in Havre de Grace, according to the news release. baltimoresun.com, 20 Oct. 2021 In 2019, Attorney General Xavier Becerra handed down an order that seemed like a blast from the past: a school desegregation order, the likes of which has not been issued in California in 50 years. Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021 Set mostly in North Carolina, the story at the novel's heart centers on the desegregation of the fictitious Central High School. Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021 The Freedom Riders traveled on two different bus lines, Greyhound and Trailways, to test and document compliance of desegregation throughout the south. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021 See More
oregonlive, 30 June 2022 For the first time in more than thirty years, Shelby County Schools is seeking relief from a decades-old desegregation order. al, 19 July 2022 The agreement was announced Friday to end a desegregation order that’s been in place since 1970. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022 And in the courtroom, Brittain’s work on school desegregation continued. Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com, 3 Apr. 2022 The mobile app, available to download for free in the Apple App Store and in the Android app store, includes several tours focusing on school desegregation, the Freedom Ride on Route 40 and key sites in Havre de Grace, according to the news release. baltimoresun.com, 20 Oct. 2021 In 2019, Attorney General Xavier Becerra handed down an order that seemed like a blast from the past: a school desegregation order, the likes of which has not been issued in California in 50 years. Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021 Set mostly in North Carolina, the story at the novel's heart centers on the desegregation of the fictitious Central High School. Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021 The Freedom Riders traveled on two different bus lines, Greyhound and Trailways, to test and document compliance of desegregation throughout the south. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
desegregation
noun
de·seg·re·ga·tion dē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən
: the act or process or an instance of ending a law or practice that separates people of different races
Legal Definition
desegregation
noun
de·seg·re·ga·tion dē-ˌse-grə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the action or an instance of desegregating
2
: the state of being desegregated
desegregation
noun
as in integration
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- integration
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- segregation
- racism
- apartheid
- racialism
- separatism
- eugenics