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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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He became a prominent advocate for ending apartheid in South Africa, and in the 1990s served as presidential special envoy to Africa for Bill Clinton.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Russia too is respected for its role in supporting the ANC's struggle against the apartheid regime and white-minority rule.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

With a Walsall-born father and Edinburgh-born mother, the Smith brothers had a route into English cricket at a time when South Africa's apartheid regime meant a continued international ban.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Frye said this was a legacy of colonialism and apartheid.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The bantustan system had been conceived by Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, the minister of native affairs, as a way of muting international criticism of South African racial policies but at the same time institutionalizing apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela