0 the act of intentionally encouraging racism or anger about issues relating to race, often to get a political advantage:
1 intentionally encouraging racism or anger about issues relating to race, often to get a political advantage:
He accused his opponent's campaign of race-baiting in saying the tax cut will not help minority families.
What he has said and the way he has said it is tantamount to race-baiting.
Several Democrats charged that the measure was a form of race baiting.
a race-baiting conspiracy theorist
Race baiting politicians tried to exploit the story.
They claim the pressure group is itself an extremist, race-baiting organization.
He has long been derided by his opponents as a race-baiting rabble-rouser.