anti-apartheid

adjective

an·​ti-apar·​theid ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt How to pronounce anti-apartheid (audio)
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups

Examples of anti-apartheid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of the student protests, like the Civil Rights and anti-apartheid movements, helped achieve tangible goals that have become broadly accepted over time. Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024 For one, the anti-apartheid protests did not spark the violent clashes with police and counterprotesters the way today’s demonstrations have. Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 Soweto, once home to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, has always been a stronghold of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 She has been involved with International anti-apartheid movements and created the African Youth Survival Camp as a student, per her website. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 And South African voters could for the first time oust the African National Congress, the former anti-apartheid movement that Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024 There is a 20-foot bronze statue of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in a park in the heart of Ramallah, the Palestinian administrative capital in the West Bank. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024 That same year, the new South African government began rolling back apartheid policies, paving the way for historic elections in 1994 that were won in a landslide by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. Benjamin Case, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024 As a sign of appreciation, dozens of Palestinians braved cold and wet winter weather Wednesday and Thursday, gathering at a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah, waving Palestinian flags and holding up signs quoting the anti-apartheid icon. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-apartheid was in 1951

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“Anti-apartheid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-apartheid. Accessed 15 May. 2024.

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