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panchayat
[ puhn-chah-yuht ]
/ pənˈtʃɑ yət /
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noun
an elective village council in India.
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Origin of panchayat
First recorded in 1880–85, panchayat is from the Hindi word pañcāyat
Words nearby panchayat
pancarditis, pancetta, Panchaia, Pancha Sila, panchax, panchayat, Panchen Lama, panchetto, panchreston, panchromatic, pancosmism
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British Dictionary definitions for panchayat
Panchayat
/ (pənˈtʃɑːjət) /
noun
a village council in India
Word Origin for Panchayat
Hindi, from Sanskrit panch five, because such councils originally consisted of five members
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