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verligte

British  
/ fəˈləxtə /

noun

  1. Compare verkrampte

    1. (during apartheid) a person of any of the White political parties who supported liberal trends in government policy

    2. ( as modifier )

      verligte politics
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of verligte

C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: enlightened

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It is most nearly between verkrampte and verligte.

From Time Magazine Archive

As one moves through today's America, a set of terms from South Africa comes to mind: verkrampte, meaning literally "the cramped ones," or "the closed-minded," and verligte, literally "the enlightened ones." or "the open-minded."

From Time Magazine Archive

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