Ku Klux Klan
WordNet
noun
(1) A secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
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Etymology
Probably based on and .
Proper noun
(the) Ku Klux Klan
- A secret society that uses terrorism to promote white supremacy. It primarily operated in the southern United States of America during the mid-1900s.