panchayat
noun
an elective village council in India.
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panchayat
American
[puhn-chah-yuht]
/ pənˈtʃɑ jət /
noun
Panchayat
British
/ pənˈtʃɑːjət /
noun
Etymology
Origin of panchayat
First recorded in 1880–85, panchayat is from the Hindi word pañcāyat
Example Sentences
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These need to be then given to the local panchayat or village council.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
Village councils, called panchayat or jirga, are illegal but widespread in rural areas where the justice system is out of reach or perceived to be untrustworthy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2017
This was a distinct type of a panchayat, made up entirely of elders from the same extended family.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2017
"No family would accept me because of the fear of the panchayat," he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2015
He however refused to accept the decision and said that he would go and find two people to represent him on the panchayat.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas
In 2012, he organized a Khap Panchayat in Bibipur.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
We notice that the Panchayat officials are landed affluent people, but come across a man who's got no money to buy even the basic foodstuff.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
"Every child here grows with the dream of moving to a foreign country," Dingucha councilman Gram Panchayat said.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
"This is a fight for our lives and livelihood," Gajendrasinh Jadeja, head of Navinal Panchayat, a village that is a party in the case, said in an email.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2016
Again: The resuscitation of the village system has other bearings, not usually considered in connection with the general subject of the inauguration of the Panchayat system.
From The Case for India by Annie Wood Besant
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