shura
Britishnoun
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a consultative council or assembly
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the process of decision-making by consultation and deliberation
Etymology
Origin of shura
from Arabic shūrā , literally: consultation
Example Sentences
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Sudani also announced that AQAP's shura council had chosen Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki as the group's new chief.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024
He also urged Afghans to embrace the country’s 2004 constitution, and that the Afghan tradition of jirga and shura — consultative meetings — “can provide a platform for peaceful outcomes for the country moving forward.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2021
“The U.S. did very little of anything in Afghanistan during the first Bush term once the Taliban were ousted and the shura convened” that led to creation of the Afghan government, he said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021
He passed the babysitting job to the remnants of al-Qaida’s council, or shura, and in particular a Mauritanian religious scholar called Mahfouz Ibn El Waleed, Osama’s spiritual adviser and close friend.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2017
A week after Sher Muhammad was murdered, Pashtun elders in Baghlan Province convened a shura to discuss possible courses of action.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2011
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