Broederbond
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Broederbond
Afrikaans: band of brothers
Example Sentences
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The Afrikaner Broederbond, in turn, is run by an executive of twelve who call themselves the Twelve Apostles.
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Ten of the new ministers, like Malan himself, belonged to the Afrikaner Broederbond, a fanatic secret society which Smuts had once banned as subversive.
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Concentrating on education, the Broederbond opposed the language policy of Prime Minister Jan Smuts in the 1940s, under which Afrikaner children were taught half their subjects in English and the remainder in their native tongue.
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The Sunday Times reported that 750 Afrikaner ministers, fully 40% of the clergy, were Broederbond members.
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Smuts ordered South African civil servants and state schoolteachers to resign Broederbond membership at once.
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