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panchayat

American  
[puhn-chah-yuht] / pənˈtʃɑ yət /

noun

  1. an elective village council in India.

Panchayat British  
/ pənˈtʃɑːjət /

noun

  1. a village council in India

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Etymology

Origin of panchayat

First recorded in 1880–85, panchayat is from the Hindi word pañcāyat

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