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South African socio-economic policy framework
Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) was a South African socio-economic policy framework implemented by the African National Congress (ANC) government
Reconstruction and Development Programme
Reconstruction_and_Development_Programme
Political party in South Africa
framework was set out in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) document of 1994, which became its electoral manifesto and also, under the same name
African_National_Congress
Anti-immigrants vigilante organisation in South Africa
organisation and the group is widely recognised as being xenophobic, and has been linked with violently threatening and targeting both documented and undocumented
Operation_Dudula
Social welfare system in South Africa
whites. The post-apartheid government launched the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) in 1994 and published the White Paper for Social Welfare in
Social welfare programmes in South Africa
Social_welfare_programmes_in_South_Africa
Alleged South African crime
and MPs have slammed investigations into the source of the cash, and have accused the South African Reserve Bank of providing a claptrap report and systemic
2020_Phala_Phala_Robbery
1990–93 summits to end formal segregation and racial discrimination policies
Africa Presidency of Nelson Mandela Reconstruction and Development Programme Olmstead, Larry (5 July 1993). "Mandela and de Klerk Receive Liberty Medal in
Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
campaigned on a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) to build a million houses in five years, introduce universal free education and extend access
Nelson_Mandela
South African political history
and it reaffirmed several central policies, including the 1992 Ready to Govern policy, the 1994 Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), and the
History of the African National Congress
History_of_the_African_National_Congress
Financial institution which supports more than 30 countries
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shortened to EBRD (French: Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement or BERD)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development
1976 student-led anti-apartheid protests in South Africa
revolutionary heritage and programme and helped to establish its leading role.[citation needed] The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum opened in Soweto
Soweto_uprising
Law in South Africa
of the Reconstruction and Development Programme, given that previous legislation focused on expenditure control to the detriment of reporting and accounting
Public Finance Management Act, 1999
Public_Finance_Management_Act,_1999
1854–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
by economic changes of great significance. The development of the diamond mines and of the gold and coal industries – of which Brand saw the beginning
Orange_Free_State
Method of assessing whether a person has Afro-textured hair
distinguishing whites from coloureds and blacks. The test was partially responsible for splitting existing communities and families along perceived racial
Pencil_test_(South_Africa)
1836–1852 Boer migrations away from the British Cape Colony
Boers, and the British. It was also reflective of an increasingly common trend among individual Boer communities to pursue an isolationist and semi-nomadic
Great_Trek
Health concern in South Africa
the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Changes in procedures and assumptions for estimating the data and better coordination with countries
HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa
Zulu-Boer War in 1838, the battle of the Great Trek
Africa between 464 Voortrekkers ("Pioneers"), led by Andries Pretorius, and an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Zulu. Estimations of casualties amounted to
Battle_of_Blood_River
British dominion in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961
Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika, pronunciation) was a British Dominion and, later, a Commonwealth realm in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961. It was
Union_of_South_Africa
1899–1902 war in South Africa
reconstruction and promised eventual limited self-government, which was granted in 1906 and 1907. The treaty ended the existence of the Transvaal and
Second_Boer_War
1816–1897 native state in southern Africa
the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following which ruled a wide expanse of Southern Africa that
Zulu_Kingdom
1838 massacre in present-day Weenen, South Africa
Khoikhoi and Basuto by the Zulu Kingdom on 17 February 1838. The massacres occurred at Doringkop, Bloukrans River, Moordspruit, Rensburgspruit and other
Weenen_massacre
Restorative justice tribunal in post-apartheid South Africa
The programme was presented by progressive Afrikaner journalist Max du Preez, former editor of the Vrye Weekblad. The producers of the programme included
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)
Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
elected President, and it was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent
Long_Walk_to_Freedom
Former countries in southern Africa
States, and Britain. These two countries continued to exist for several decades, despite the First Boer War with Britain. However, later developments, including
Boer_republics
1960 South African Police killing of protestors
killed and injured has been based on the police record, which included 249 victims in total, including 29 children, with 69 people killed and 180 injured
Sharpeville_massacre
1992 massacre in South Africa
Hostel, which is located about 1 km from the township. Forty-five people died and several were maimed. The attackers were supporters of the Inkatha Freedom
Boipatong_massacre
The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) was a socio-economic programme aimed at addressing racial inequalities by creating business and education
Inequality in post-apartheid South Africa
Inequality_in_post-apartheid_South_Africa
1997–2005 political party in South Africa
apartheid past, and reinvent itself as a moderate, mainstream conservative and non-racist federal party. The attempt was largely unsuccessful, and in 2005 the
New National Party (South Africa)
New_National_Party_(South_Africa)
Southern African philosophy
society, environment and spirituality. Ubuntu is the current theme for the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development and represents the highest
Ubuntu_philosophy
British colonial war in 1879
forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the British defence at Rorke's
Anglo-Zulu_War
on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) to address the socio-economic consequences of apartheid, including alleviating poverty and addressing
History of South Africa (1994–present)
History_of_South_Africa_(1994–present)
British colony from 1843 to 1910
constructions and the development of the natural resources of the country. A railway to the Zululand coalfields was completed in 1903, and in the same year
Colony_of_Natal
1977–1989 anti-apartheid party in South Africa
African political party formed in 1977 through merger of the Progressive and Reform parties, eventually changing its name to the Progressive Federal Party
Progressive_Federal_Party
Raid on the South African Republic
They were expected to recruit an army and prepare for an insurrection; however, the raid was ineffective, and no uprising took place. The results included
Jameson_Raid
South African chemical weapons program
Project Coast was a top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) programme instituted by the apartheid-era government of South Africa in the 1980s
Project_Coast
Term used to describe post-apartheid South Africa
famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld – a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world." The term was intended to
Rainbow_nation
Political party in South Africa
liberal community, and some questioned the merit of continuing to serve in the apartheid parliament. By 1989, they had regrouped, however, and aimed to strengthen
Democratic Party (South Africa)
Democratic_Party_(South_Africa)
1984–1994 legislature of South Africa
between 1984 and 1994, established by the South African Constitution of 1983, which gave a limited political voice to the country's Coloured and Indian population
Tricameral_Parliament
First South African election held under nonracial, universal suffrage
General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in South Africa in which citizens of all races
1994 South African general election
1994_South_African_general_election
Proposed state for Afrikaners of South Africa
- Self Determination and the Working Draft of the New Constitution" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Republic of South Africa
Volkstaat
1902 peace treaty which ended the Second Boer War
until self-government had been given To pay the Boers £3,000,000 in reconstruction aid Property rights of Boers would be respected No land taxes would
Treaty_of_Vereeniging
Right-wing political party in South Africa
His tribal loyalties and focus on ethnic interests over national unity were also criticised as contributing to the divisive programme of Inkatha. This led
Inkatha_Freedom_Party
Farm used by apartheid South African Police
Established in 1979, by 1990 it had grown from a small unit of five policemen and about fifteen askaris to a unit of nine squads. The unit functioned as a
Vlakplaas
Early 1990s South African photojournalistic group
Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and João Silva, active within the townships of South Africa between 1990 and 1994 during the transition from a herrenvolk
Bang-Bang_Club
Boer guerilla faction (1900–1902)
By September 1900, the conventional forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State had been largely defeated by the British army. The
Bittereinder
1815–1840 period of civil conflict in southern Africa
environmental developments. The Mfecanecode: zul promoted to code: zu is significant in that it saw the formation of new states, institutions, and ethnic identities
Mfecane
1934–1977 political party
however, and Hertzog resigned. Smuts succeeded him and led the party and the country throughout World War II and the immediate post-war years. Smuts and the
United_Party_(South_Africa)
Rape and murder of teenage girl in South Africa
was found by a security guard the morning after she had been gang-raped and disemboweled at a construction site in Bredasdorp, in the Western Cape, South
Murder_of_Anene_Booysen
Political ideology in South Africa
system and adapt it to our national character". This boiled down to a concerted programme to mobilise the savings of the volk to finance existing and new
Afrikaner_nationalism
Political party in South Africa
tied to those of the Anglo-South African middle class and the mining corporations in the diamond and gold mines of South Africa. It also enthusiastically
Unionist_Party_(South_Africa)
Bantustan in South Africa (1979–1994)
the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while, to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It
Venda_(Bantustan)
British colonists in the Cape Colony
parties between April and June 1820. They were granted farms near the village of Bathurst, Eastern Cape, and supplied equipment and food against their deposits
1820_Settlers
weapons-grade uranium for a device. As has happened in programmes in other nations, the development of the devices had outpaced the production of the fissile
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
1838 Zulu killing of Boers in present-day South Africa
Africa. The Voortrekkers, led by Piet Retief, migrated into Natal in 1837 and negotiated a land treaty in February 1838 with Dingane. Upon realizing the
Piet Retief Delegation massacre
Piet_Retief_Delegation_massacre
1911–1934 political party in South Africa
that existed in the Union of South Africa from 1911 to 1934. The outline and foundation for the party was realized after the election of a 'South African
South_African_Party
1880–1881 war in South Africa
Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). The war resulted in a Boer victory and eventual
First_Boer_War
1963–64 arrest and trial of activist leaders in Pretoria, South Africa
"Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State Versus N Mandela and Others)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 4 April 2025. "Rivonia Trial audio archive
Rivonia_Trial
1983–1991 anti-apartheid organisation
women's and parachurch organizations. The UDF's goal was to establish a "non-racial, united South Africa in which segregation is abolished and in which
United Democratic Front (South Africa)
United_Democratic_Front_(South_Africa)
Political party in South Africa
together with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance and other parties. The Freedom Front was founded on 1 March 1994 by members of
Freedom_Front_Plus
South African anti-apartheid movement, 1960s
Ndebele and was published in 1972 by the Spros-Cas Black Community Programmes. Steve Biko wrote the introduction. It includes "Black Development Day" written
Black_Consciousness_Movement
Attacks against foreigners in South Africa
Migration Studies Programme at Wits University in Johannesburg Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine A collection of articles and essays by civil
Xenophobia_in_South_Africa
1815–1848 state in southern Africa
Kingdom was precipitated by the Mfecane, a period of widespread instability and state formation in Southern Africa, caused by pre-existing trends of political
Jere_Ngoni_Kingdom
African concept
were on the development of African human resources, science and technology, agriculture, nutrition and health, culture, business, peace, and good governance
African_Renaissance
1914–1997 South African political party
O'Meara, Dan (19 March 2009). Volkskapitalisme: Class, Capital and Ideology in the Development of Afrikaner Nationalism, 1934-1948. Cambridge University Press
National_Party_(South_Africa)
Former Dutch supply station in Southern Africa (1652–1806)
Kaap de Goede Hoop), was a colony of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Batavian Republic in Southern Africa. Centered on the Cape of Good Hope,
Dutch_Cape_Colony
South-African government policy
policy framework of Nelson Mandela's government was the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), which did not specifically refer to "black economic
Black_Economic_Empowerment
South African legislations which were used to enforce apartheid
by chiefs and appointed councillors, to govern the reserves. The Promotion of Bantu Self-government Act, 1959 provided for the development of the territorial
Apartheid_legislation
Accessed 12 November 2015. Inge Tvedten, Angola: Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction SIPRI Yearbook: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Victoria
History_of_South_Africa
South African politician and lawyer
resources manager at the Reconstruction and Development Programme Project, located in the Presidency under President Nelson Mandela and Minister Jay Naidoo
Jonas_Sibanyoni
influx of French refugees, and the VOC sought to increase the number of colonists at the Cape to manage agricultural affairs and cattle-dealing. The Huguenots
Huguenots_in_South_Africa
1839 - 1843 country in Southern Africa
Orange Free State, and the South African Republic. On Christmas Day 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed past the region now known as Transkei and named the country
Natalia_Republic
South African presidential administration from 1994 to 1999
leader of uMkhonto we Sizwe, lawyer, and former political prisoner, was inaugurated as President of South Africa, and ended on 14 June 1999. He was the first
Presidency_of_Nelson_Mandela
South African politician (born 1945)
was the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Then, from February 1997 to November 1998, he served
Max_Sisulu
Term used in apartheid era South Africa
used by the apartheid regime of South Africa to grant some of the rights and privileges of whites to those who would otherwise have been treated as non-whites
Honorary_whites
Notorious truck system used at South African wine farms
daily measure of cheap wine as a fringe benefit. This practice increased and exacerbated alcoholism among farm workers, which resulted in widespread social
Tot_System
Afrikaans term for white minority rule in South Africa
concept of white domination by reframing it as a policy of 'separate development' - presenting racial segregation not as oppression, but as allowing each
Baasskap
Election of the Herenigde Nasionale Party to government
introduction of apartheid and the gradual development of a herrenvolk democracy that persisted until the 1994 election. Together, the HNP and the Afrikaner Party
1948 South African general election
1948_South_African_general_election
British colony from 1877 to 1881 and 1902 to 1910
period of the war. The commission would also feed the homeless and assist with the reconstruction of homes affected by the war. To that end, the crown agrees
Transvaal_Colony
Trade union in South Africa
teachers in South Africa. It is allied to the African National Congress and is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The
South African Democratic Teachers Union
South_African_Democratic_Teachers_Union
1956 anti-apartheid march in Pretoria
protest the introduction of the Apartheid pass laws for black women in 1952 and the presentation of a petition to the then Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom.
Women's_March_(South_Africa)
1982–2004 political party in South Africa
Programme of Principles and Policy, English language booklet, 1988 The Star, 24 May 1987 Who hosted at least two visits to London by Treurnicht and other
Conservative Party (South Africa)
Conservative_Party_(South_Africa)
Territory under apartheid in South Africa
laid down in the Development of Self-Government for Native Nations in South-West Africa Act, 1968 (Act No. 54 of 1968) and the Development of Self-Government
Bantustan
1984 treaty between South Africa and Mozambique
(officially known as the Agreement on Non-Aggression and Good Neighbourliness between Mozambique and South Africa ) was a non-aggression pact signed on
Nkomati_Accord
1996 speech by Thabo Mbeki
political mood of the moment in post-Apartheid South Africa[citation needed] and enhanced Mbeki's reputation as a political orator, in which respect he has
I_Am_an_African
1852 treaty between the United Kingdom and Boers
Commandant-General Andries Pretorius and others, on behalf of the new country, and Major William Samuel Hogge and Charles Mostyn Owen, clerk to the Civil
Sand_River_Convention
Former area of Cape Town, South Africa
met to investigate the possible replanning and development of District Six and adjoining parts of Woodstock and Salt River. In June 1965, the Minister announced
District_Six
1852–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
scorched-earth policies and concentration camps. In the treaty which ended the war, the ZAR was transformed into the Transvaal Colony, and eventually the Union
South_African_Republic
South African politician and businessman (born 1954)
responsible for the Reconstruction and Development Programme in the first post-apartheid cabinet of President Nelson Mandela (1994–1996) and as Minister of
Jay_Naidoo
Small South African political party founded in Pretoria in 1998
political party founded in Pretoria in 1998. It was led by Cassie Aucamp, and based on Afrikaner nationalism. The party participated in the South African
Afrikaner_Eenheidsbeweging
British colony from 1806 to 1910
Minister and his cabinet had total responsibility for the affairs of the country. A period of strong economic growth and social development ensued, and the
Cape_Colony
"Yes" vote by white South Africans to abolish apartheid
parties such as the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party would be lifted and that Nelson Mandela would be released after 27
1992 South African apartheid referendum
1992_South_African_apartheid_referendum
Bantustan in South Africa (1977–1994)
government's drive for infrastructure development, foreign direct investments and virtually no regulatory barriers to starting and running a business. Initially
Bophuthatswana
Apartheid legislation
In South Africa under apartheid, and South West Africa (now Namibia), pass laws served as an internal passport system designed to racially segregate the
Pass_law
Homophobic hate crime
September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2014. "Radebe launches LGBTI violence programme". IOL. SAPA. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014
Corrective_rape
1880s republic in Southern Africa
Mankoroane and Montšioa, whom the British regarded as "friendly," and two others under the leadership of chiefs Moshette (a Motswana) and Massouw (a Korana)
Stellaland
South African system of racial segregation
the National Party implemented a programme of social conservatism. Pornography, gambling and works from Marx, Lenin and other socialist thinkers were banned
Apartheid
2006 South African criminal trial
December 2005. He was prosecuted in the Johannesburg High Court between March and May 2006. On 8 May, the Court dismissed the charges, agreeing with Zuma that
Jacob_Zuma_rape_trial
Term used by leaders of the ANC
1980s and early 1990s to refer to a clandestine force believed to be responsible for a surge in violence in KwaZulu-Natal, and townships around and south
Third_Force_(South_Africa)
1910–1958 political party in South Africa
refused to agree, the Minister could only be deposed by the resignation and reconstruction of the whole Pact government. The "Creswell Labour" group, supporting
Labour_Party_(South_Africa)
1918–1994 Afrikaner Calvinist male organisation in South Africa
Afrikaners. These developments led to an increase in nationalistic sentiments amongst Afrikaners, leading to the formation of the Broederbond and the National
Afrikaner_Broederbond
Public Christian holiday in South Africa
G. Louw's ca. 1962 translation into Afrikaans of G.B.A. Gerdener's reconstruction of the vow in his 1919 biography of Sarel Cilliers (Bailey 2003:25)
Day_of_the_Vow
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
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Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Development, Prosper
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Development; Brightness
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Female
Finnish
Estonian and Finnish pet form of Greek Hanna, ANU means "favor; grace."
Female
Serbian
(Bulgarian and Serbian Ðна): Bulgarian and Serbian form of Greek Hanna, ANA means "favor; grace."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Dignity; Development
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Male
English
Unisex pet form of English Andrew and Andrea, ANDY means "man; warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Development, Prosper
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Development; Expansion
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Expanding
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Development
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Development
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Prosper
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Prosper
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch
Loving and Musical
Boy/Male
Tamil
Development, Expanding
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Pass through
Girl/Female
Muslim
Eye, Thus precious
Surname or Lastname
English
English : in part probably a metonymic occupational name for a soldier in charge of a catapult- or bow-like machine used for throwing heavy missiles, Old French espringalle, Anglo-French springalde. However, Reaney and Wilson, believe the Middle English word springal(d) (which appears to have contributed to the surname), to have a different derivation, perhaps a nickname for a young man, a stripling, from spring (see Spring).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Powerful
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A senator.
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Peaceful.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Dark Colored
Girl/Female
Hindu
Chant
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Netherlands
Bride
Girl/Female
Muslim
Hill
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
RECONSTRUCTION AND-DEVELOPMENT-PROGRAMME
n.
The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
n.
Development; disclosure; discovery.
n.
The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.
conj.
If; though. See An, conj.
n.
That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.
a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ.
n.
The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.
n.
The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.
n.
The origin and development of blood.
n.
Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.
n.
The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.
n.
The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.
n.
The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.
n.
Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
n.
The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of reestablishing their constitutional relations to the national government, after the close of the Civil War.
n.
The origin and development of organs in animals and plants.
n.
The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.
n.
The production and development of an embryo.
a.
Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
n.
The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.