Nelson Mandela - debate

apartheid

(in the past) a political system in South Africa that legally separated people of different races

segregation

the policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion

resistance

the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something

riot

an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest

crackdown

a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

exploiter

someone who uses other people or things for his or her own profit or advantage

to suppress

to end something by force

supremacy

the leading or controlling position

to outlaw

to make something illegal or unacceptable

leadership

the set of characteristics that make a good leader