Definition of Verwoerdian in English:
Verwoerdian
adjectivefə(r)ˈvʊədɪənfərˈvʊrdiən
Relating to or characteristic of the former South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd or his policies.
he was accused of Verwoerdian thinking
Example sentencesExamples
- How on earth does the party hope to persuade voters it is not an apartheid relic when a third of its sitting MPs still have names harking back to the Verwoerdian era?
- Up to his death, he clung to Verwoerdian apartheid ideology.
- Coercive equity quotas are a Verwoerdian wrong the party should not and will not support.
- This dizzying plunge through a Verwoerdian time warp was triggered by the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
- Visitors to the website should be forgiven for thinking that the party is some Verwoerdian nightmare.
Definition of Verwoerdian in US English:
Verwoerdian
adjectivefərˈvʊrdiənfərˈvo͝ordēən
Relating to or characteristic of the former South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd or his policies.
he was accused of Verwoerdian thinking
Example sentencesExamples
- Visitors to the website should be forgiven for thinking that the party is some Verwoerdian nightmare.
- This dizzying plunge through a Verwoerdian time warp was triggered by the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
- How on earth does the party hope to persuade voters it is not an apartheid relic when a third of its sitting MPs still have names harking back to the Verwoerdian era?
- Up to his death, he clung to Verwoerdian apartheid ideology.
- Coercive equity quotas are a Verwoerdian wrong the party should not and will not support.