verligte

/ (fəˈləxtə) /


noun(in South Africa)
  1. : Compare verkrampte

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

    • (as modifier): verligte politics

Origin of verligte

1
C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: enlightened

Words Nearby verligte

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