apartheid
/əˈpɑːtheɪt/ noun C1- The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
- Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule. · The 1973 Apartheid Convention conferred universal jurisdiction to the state signatories to prosecute those who commit apartheid.
- A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
Plural apartheids
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