noun
- A master race or superior people, especially as a concept used to justify racial or ethnic supremacy; historically associated with Nazi ideology.
Usage: offensive; historical; German origin
Examples
- The Nazi regime promoted the concept of herrenvolks as justification for their expansionist policies.
- Historians study the herrenvolks ideology to understand the propaganda of totalitarian regimes.
- The dangerous myth of herrenvolks has been thoroughly discredited by modern science and ethics.