petty apartheid, noun phrase
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- English, AfrikaansShow more English petty + apartheid (either translation of, or the origin of, Afrikaans klein apartheid ‘small apartheid’).
historical
The manifestations of apartheid experienced in everyday life, especially the segregation of public facilities (see quotation 1991); klein apartheid, small apartheid, see apartheid sense 1 b. Also attributive. Cf. grand apartheid.
1966 Cape Argus 8 Apr. 14While separate development proceeds so slowly, the Government, for home consumption, makes demonstrations of strength on the petty apartheid front.
1991 A. Van Wyk Birth of New Afrikaner 81Petty apartheid was the way the grand design found gratuitous expression daily in a variety of measures which prescribed for blacks separate taxis, buses, trains, lifts, toilets, park benches, shop counters and entrances to public places, denying them admission to ‘white’ restaurants, hotels, cinemas, beaches, swimming pools, sporting clubs and other facilities.
The manifestations of apartheid experienced in everyday life, especially the segregation of public facilities (see quotation 1991); klein apartheid, small apartheid, see apartheid sense 1 b. Also attributive.