In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[Q]: " Apartheid " is an Afrikaans word meaning " separateness " , or " the state of being apart " , literally " apart-hood " ( from Afrikaans " -heid " ) .
[A]: The word " apartheid " means " separateness " in the Afrikaans language .

[Q]: Kevin McCarthy , the House Majority Leader was initially viewed as the favorite , but withdrew his name from consideration on October 8 , when the Freedom Caucus refused to support him , and the conference vote was postponed .
[A]: However , due to the opposition of the Freedom Caucus , McCarthy dropped out of the race on October 8 , and the caucus vote was postponed .

[Q]: An antipope is a person who , in opposition to the one who is generally seen as the legitimately elected pope , makes a significantly accepted competing claim to be the pope , the Bishop of Rome , and leader of the Roman Catholic Church .
[A]:
An antipope is a pretender who falsely claims to be pope or who wrongly opposes the legitimate and recognized pope .