ra·cial·ism 
(rāshə-lĭz′əm)
(rāshə-lĭz′əm)n.
1.
a. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events.
b. Policy or practice based on racial considerations.
2. Chiefly British Variant of racism.
racial·ist adj. & n.
ra′cial·istic adj.