verligte

verligte
adj. & n. S.Afr.
—adj. progressive or enlightened, esp. as regards apartheid.
—n. a person holding such views.
Etymology: Afrik., = enlightened

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verligte /-lihhˈtə/ adjective (used attrib) and noun
(a person) of such enlightened and liberal political attitudes
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