panchayat
/puhn-chah-yuht/US // pənˈtʃɑ yət //UK // (pənˈtʃɑːjət) //
村委会,村民委员会,乡村委员会,乡村小组
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an elective village council in India.
Examples
He however refused to accept the decision and said that he would go and find two people to represent him on the panchayat.
The Panchayat is only a rough and ready way of settling disputes, or punishing minor offences.
There is another reason why the Panchayat, as applied to Christian congregations, is not altogether wholesome.
No one could deny that the reason was a good one and so the panchayat had to allow the divorce.
However he had to give back the cow and pay twenty-five rupees to the panchayat.
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