Apartheid
Definition
An official state policy of racial segregation, systemic discrimination, and economic oppression applied by the white minority government in South Africa against the Black population between 1948 and 1994. This structural regime was based on the complete separation of communities into distinct residential areas, schools, and hospitals, depriving the majority of basic political rights.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Apartheid
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, articulated: apartheidul, lacking plural forms, grammatically stable in political texts. |
| Formation | Neologic loan from the Afrikaans language (apartheid), literally translating to 'separateness' or 'the state of being apart'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈpɑːrteɪt] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Modern Political History and Human Rights Conventions |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Prăbușirea regimului de apartheid a deschis calea către primele alegeri democratice libere din Africa de Sud.
EN: The collapse of the apartheid regime paved the way for the first free democratic elections in South Africa.
RO: Comunitatea internațională a impus sancțiuni economice dure pentru a forța abandonarea acestei politici de apartheid.
EN: The international community imposed harsh economic sanctions to force the abandonment of this apartheid policy.
RO: Nelson Mandela a petrecut decenii în închisoare din cauza luptei sale neîncetate împotriva sistemului de apartheid.
EN: Nelson Mandela spent decades in prison because of his relentless fight against the apartheid system.
Idioms & Phrases
Regimul de apartheid / Apartheid regime
RO: Structura instituțională și legislativă din Africa de Sud care a menținut separarea forțată a raselor.
EN: The institutional and legislative structure in South Africa that maintained the forced separation of races.
Crimă de apartheid / Crime of apartheid
RO: Încălcare gravă a dreptului internațional definită ca act inuman comis pentru menținerea dominării unui grup rasial asupra altuia.
EN: A serious violation of international law defined as an inhumane act committed to maintain the domination of one racial group over another.
Legile de apartheid / Apartheid laws
RO: Ansamblul de decrete absurde care interziceau căsătoriile mixte și limitau circulația persoanelor de culoare.
EN: The body of absurd decrees that banned mixed marriages and restricted the movement of Black people.
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