Herrenvolk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛɹənfəʊk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Herrenvolk is a noun meaning A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
Meaning
A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
Example Sentences
In their position halfway between the blacks and the white Herrenvolk, they are bound to be unstable, they are petty bourgeois to the core, all of them.
The political system that was emerging has been aptly described as a 'Herrenvolk democracy', a formally democratic political system in which voting and office holding is limited to members of a dominant ethno-racial group.
Word Forms
- herrenvolks
- herrenvolker
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mensch, ubermensch, nomenklatura, superrace, meister, masterhood.
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