apartheid apartheid /əˈpɑːrˌtaɪd/

noun

1. A social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa  ( apartheid )
   a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
    Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and its oppressive policies in South Africa.
   Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and its oppressive policies in South Africa.