diwan
Britishnoun
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He has been in charge of the emir’s royal court, or diwan, since November 2014, according to the royal court’s website.
From Seattle Times
The news agency quoted the minister of the emir’s diwan council as praying “to Allah the Almighty to bestow His Highness the emir with good health.”
From Seattle Times
In late June, the king sent a message to his diwan, or administrative office, demanding that the IPO be called off, the three sources said.
From Reuters
Like ikastolak in the Basque Country and diwan in Brittany, a system of 67 calandreta primary schools aims to rescue Occitan for a new generation.
From Economist
The department of electricity where Azzam worked was subsumed into the diwan of services, with a new boss: a French-Moroccan whose first move was to streamline fee collections.
From The Guardian
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