volkswiln.
/ˈfɒlksvɪl/, /ˈvɒlksvɪl/, /ˈvəʊksvɪl/, U.S. /ˈvoʊ(l)ksˌvɪl/, /ˈfoʊ(l)ksˌvɪl/, /ˈfɔlksˌvɪl/, /ˈvɔlksˌvɪl/, South African English /ˈfɒlksvɪl/ South African.
The will of the people; spec. popular opinion amongst the Afrikaner population of South Africa.
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the mind > will > [noun] > will of the people
volkswil1948
1948 Cape Argus 2 Dec. 1/5 The numerical question apparently no longer applies, and it is now just a question of ‘volkswil’ and the support of the people.
1975 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 14 Aug. As far as the Afrikaner population was concerned, language planning and the volkswil have, on the whole, mutually reinforced one another.
1998 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 24 744 The practical working of this democracy was circumscribed,..but the emphasis on participatory volkswil or ‘the will of the people’ and the regular elections were republican.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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ˈvolkswil
ˈvolkswil n. /-vil/ the will of the people.
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1948 Cape Argus 2 Dec. 1/5 The numerical question apparently no longer applies, and it is now just a question of ‘volkswil’ and the support of the people.
1956 Star (Johannesburg) 23 Feb. 12/7 South Africa..has heard much sanctimonious talk of the ‘volkswil’ from members of a minority government.
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