apartheid

Apartheid refers to a political system where people are clearly divided based on race, gender, class or other such factors. (noun)

An example of Apartheid is a society where white people are considered superior and people of other races are mistreated.

See apartheid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the official policy (c. 1950-91) of strict racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites practiced in South Africa

See apartheid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ə-pärtˈhītˌ, -hātˌ)

noun

An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.
The condition of being separated from others; segregation.

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