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TOGY4W30 Terms
Term | Definition |
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Apartheid | an official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites. (From Afrikaans, "apart-hood," ie , separate-ness) |
Condemn | 1) to show an unfavorable judgment toward; strongly disapprove of; 2) to pronounce guilty or sentence to punishment |
Detain | to keep in custody, under restraint, or in temporary confinement |
Illegal | going against or forbidden by official laws, rules, regulations, etc |
Restrict | to keep or confine within limits; to keep a person from doing something or going somewhere |
Sabotage | 1) any underhand interference with industry, especially by enemy soldiers during war or by employees from competing companies; 2) undermining a cause |
Strike | a concerted refusal by employees in a particular business or industry to work. Its goal is usually to force employers to meet demands respecting wages and other working conditions |
Supremacy | complete authority; supreme power |
Ayatollah (EYE-uh-toll-uh) | a Shiite Muslim religious authority highly regarded in matters of religious law and interpretation. Experts in Islamic studies such as law, ethics, and philosophy, and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. Approximately fifty ayatollahs worldwide |
Capitalist | one who adheres to the doctrine of capitalism (see Week 11) |
Mullah (Persian) | a religiously-trained Islamic man. A member of the "clergy." A local leader of a mosque or madrasah (Islamic school). Close to the Hebrew “rabbi” or Arabic "imam," used in non-Arabic countries. Many are politically active/hold positions of political power |
Shah | (Persian) king, sovereign. Used formerly as a title for the hereditary monarch of Iran |
Suppress | 1) to put an end to forcibly; 2) to prohibit the activities of a person, movement, etc ; 3) to keep from being revealed, published, or circulated |