In South Asia: a group of five or more people which sits as a council or a court of law to decide on matters affecting a village, community, or caste.
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释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > with reference to foreign countries > in South Asia (6) panchayat1778 In South Asia: a group of five or more people which sits as a council or a court of law to decide on matters affecting a village, community, or caste. jamaat1850 With plural agreement. The representatives sitting on a council or committee that has administrative responsibility for a particular group or… panch1853 = panchayat, n. Now rare. parishad1861 In South Asia: (originally) an assembly of learned men; (later) a local assembly or council (cf. panchayat, n.). Cf. zilla parishad n. at zilla, n.… sabha1922 In India, an assembly; a council or society (see quots.). Cf. Lok Sabha, n., Rajya Sabha, n. samiti1930 In India and Bangladesh, an assembly or committee. |
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