bosberaad, noun

/ˈbɔsbərɑːt/
Plurals:
bosberade/ˈbɔsbərɑːdə/.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, bos bush + beraad deliberation, consultation.
A ‘bush summit’, a meeting of leaders at a retreat which is remote from urban centres, intended to provide participants with the chance to focus on difficult issues undisturbed. Cf. indaba sense 1.
1990 E. Prov. Herald 4 Apr. 3President F W de Klerk and his cabinet began a two-day working session ‘somewhere in the Boland’ yesterday to discuss the political situation in South Africa and to develop strategies. This is the third ‘bosberaad’ (bush deliberation) Mr De Klerk has held with his Cabinet since he became State President in September last year.
1992 G. Bray in Sunday Times 13 Sept. 17Either that, or those much-heralded bosberade are actually occasions for secret, hushed-up lobotomies.
1992 A.A. Ferrar in Afr. Wildlife Vol.46 No.4, 151The business of the ‘Corporate Bosberaad’ is booming...When our leaders are presented with a real challenge, they readily resort to the veld to provide the inspiration and peace that are necessary for tough creative decision-making.
1993 J. Scott in Cape Times 25 Feb. 11Mr Van der Merwe..painted a picture of..evil-doers overrunning South Africa while the State President shuffled his cabinet or held bosberade.
A ‘bush summit’, a meeting of leaders at a retreat which is remote from urban centres, intended to provide participants with the chance to focus on difficult issues undisturbed.
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bosbefok, adjectiveadj.bosch, bos, nounn.
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