baasskapn.
/ˈbɑːskʌp/ South African.
Domination, esp. of white over non-white South Africans. Cf. boss-ship n.
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baasskap1935
1935 Cape Times 8 Nov. 8/4 Let us focus our attention on the fact that the primary consideration is whether Afrikanerdom will reach its ultimate destiny of bossism (baasskap) in South Africa.
1949 Cape Argus 11 June 8/3 The aim of the Broederbond is the baasskap of Afrikanerdom.
1955 Times 20 May 11/3 Stellenbosch is the intellectual stronghold of republicanism and the Nationalist Party. There, if anywhere, can be found disinterested advocacy of the doctrines of apartheid and baasskap.
1959 Cape Times 25 Apr. 7/6 The Prime Minister, Dr. Verwoerd, had previously said that the Natives should have baasskap within their own areas just as the Whites should have baasskap in their areas.
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