runangan.
/ˈruːnəŋ(ɡ)ə/, /rᵿˈnaŋ(ɡ)ə/, U.S. /ˈrunəŋ(ɡ)ə/, /rəˈnæŋ(ɡ)ə/, New Zealand English /ˈruːnʌŋʌ/, /ˈruːnəŋ(ɡ)ə/ New Zealand.
In Maori society: an assembly or council.See also whare runanga n. at whare n.2 Compounds.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun]
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councilc1275
mootingc1275
dayc1300
assembly1366
consistoryc1374
house1389
parliamentc1390
convention1554
synodal1573
synod1578
synedrion1581
convenement1603
gemot1643
consessus1646
legislative council1651
national assembly1702
council-general1817
concilium1834
runanga1857
1857 Southern Cross (Auckland) 25 Aug. 3/4 The Runanga is already in partial operation in this District, and so far with the most beneficial effect.
1862 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 5 Feb. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 744 One man, the head of the Runanga, shall have £100 a year, 7 Runanga men £70 each, [etc.].
1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 33 He..carves effigies of his tribe-founders and heroes on the memorial posts of his runanga house.
1975 D. Scott Ask that Mountain (1976) ii. 41 Discussion and debate was reserved for the runanga, the council of leaders and elders.
2003 W. Walsh-Tapiata in R. Munford & J. Sanders Making Difference in Families iii. 65 I still maintain an active involvement in the activities of the Runanga, most recently having been elected onto its executive.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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