Definition of "apartheid" in Anglais

noun

1. (South Africa, historical) The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.

2. (by extension) 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.
   • When the doors of a business are open to the public, they must be open to all regardless of race if apartheid is not to become engrained in our public […] .

3. (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.

verb

1. To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.