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

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Volksraad

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

At the close of 1840 this Volksraad commenced negotiations with the Cape Government with a view to getting their independence formally recognised.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

Lord Kitchener: Do you mean that this is an undefined amount, or that it falls under the amount fixed by the Volksraad?

From The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 by Velden, D. E. van

They had the opportunity, too, of meeting the greater part of the Volksraad members, and of conversing with them.

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)

The legislative power was in the hands of a Volksraad of twenty-four members, whose ways were more vacillating and erratic than advantageous.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis