(in Africa) a member of a generation born in a country after its transition to democracy (in particular post-apartheid South Africa or post-independence Zimbabwe)
the born-frees will make up about a third of voters by 2019
Example sentencesExamples
Growing up as a South African born-free does not mean apartheid did not affect me.
The time had come to dismantle race-based laws, given that some of the born-free generation had never suffered discrimination.
The born-frees make up a huge segment of the population and some older South Africans contend that they are apathetic and apolitical.
Researchers warn that the born-frees' hopefulness could sour once their expectations of a better life are not met.
Without much notice, the first group of the so-called 'born-free' generation quietly reached voting age in 2012.
Thomas is a young, born-free black man who works for Blythe.
Nearly two million born-frees can vote next year, when the president is likely to seek re-election.
The vote of the born-free will be the decider, or will it?
Definition of born-free in US English:
born-free
noun
(in Africa) a member of a generation born in a country after its transition to democracy (in particular post-apartheid South Africa or post-independence Zimbabwe)
the born-frees will make up about a third of voters by 2019
Example sentencesExamples
The time had come to dismantle race-based laws, given that some of the born-free generation had never suffered discrimination.
Without much notice, the first group of the so-called 'born-free' generation quietly reached voting age in 2012.
Growing up as a South African born-free does not mean apartheid did not affect me.
Researchers warn that the born-frees' hopefulness could sour once their expectations of a better life are not met.
The vote of the born-free will be the decider, or will it?
Thomas is a young, born-free black man who works for Blythe.
Nearly two million born-frees can vote next year, when the president is likely to seek re-election.
The born-frees make up a huge segment of the population and some older South Africans contend that they are apathetic and apolitical.