Broederbond

British

/ ˈbrʊdəˌbɔːnt, ˈbruːdəˌbɒnt /

noun

(in South Africa) a secret society of Afrikaner Nationalists committed to securing and maintaining Afrikaner control over important areas of government

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Etymology

Origin of Broederbond

Afrikaans: band of brothers

Example Sentences

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Smuts ordered South African civil servants and state schoolteachers to resign Broederbond membership at once.

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The Sunday Times reported that 750 Afrikaner ministers, fully 40% of the clergy, were Broederbond members.

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The most powerful organization in South Africa is the Afrikaner Broederbond.

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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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He was also invited to join the Broederbond, the powerful secret society of Afrikaner elite.

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