Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. Hutu -supremacy- over Tutsi people contributed to the ethnic conflict between the two groups. The word with the - in the sentence above can best be defined as

A. the state of being the most powerful

B. the intentional and organized killing of a group of people based on their ethnicity, race,
religion, nationality, or other trait

C. the extension of power of one nation over another, often by territorial acquisition

D. patriotism or devotion to one's country

A. the state of being the most powerful

Explanation:

Supremacy is the state of being the most powerful. It simply means having the highest authority and limitless power.

Option B is incorrect as the intentional and organized killing of a group of people based on their ethnicity, race, religion, nationality, or other trait is refered to as genocide.

Option C is incorrect as the extension of power of one nation over another, often by territorial acquisition is refered to as imperialism.

Option D is incorrect as the devotion to ones country isn't supremacy.

Therefore, the correct option is A.

A the state of being the most powerful. ;)

Explanation:

for this case we have the following equation:

we apply distributive property to the terms within parentheses.

subtracting 2 on both sides of the equation:

i would say your answer is a)

sorry if im wrong