Volksraad

British  

/ ˈfɒlksˌrɑːt /

noun

1. the legislative assembly of the Boer republics in South Africa during the latter half of the 19th century

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Etymology

Origin of Volksraad

Afrikaans volk people + raad council

Example Sentences

In Batavia sits the Volksraad, a legislative assembly composed half of natives and subjects of foreign origin and half of Hollanders.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the votes of Vrededorp, the poor Dutch quarter, that decided the representation of Johannesburg in the Volksraad.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

When the Franchise Bill was before the Volksraad this complicated scheme, as we have seen, was amended and re-amended; and each new provision was as intricate in its working as the parent scheme.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

In 1893 he entered the Volksraad of the South African Republic, and was an active supporter of the policy of General Joubert.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

The evident determination of the Imperial Government induced the Volksraad to repeal the Immigration Law and to pass a resolution in favour of amending the Expulsion Law.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)