Skip to main content

Key terms and definitions Grade 12 topic 4

Published date

Last updated

 

Key termsdefinitions
AbolishedOfficially ended or put to stop, especially a system or an institution
Advisory councilsa body which gives voluntary advice to an organisation
Autonomoushaving independence to self-govern or control
Ethnically homogenousa social group with the same or similar ethnical backgrounds
Exiledbeing expelled and barred from their native country, especially for political or punitive reasons
Ghettosan area, usually outside a city, that is occupied by a minority group
Imposeduse of force to put something into acceptance
Influxarrival or admission of a large number of people or things or things
Sanctionsa threatened punishment for defying a law or rule
Territoryan area of land under the authority of a ruler or state
Underground movementsresistance movement operating in secrecy usually be illegalised or banned by government or authority