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词汇 panchayat
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Definition of panchayat in English:

panchayat

noun pʌnˈtʃʌɪjətpənˈCHīət
Indian
  • A village council.

    〈印度〉村务委员会

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The village panchayats, he feels, should involve the community in the maintenance of water sources.
    • The panchayats of both villages should start developmental works after chalking out a proper plan within a month, he added.
    • This means that overall control of a large distributed system must grow out of smaller, simpler, local authority: village panchayats, for example.
    • Decisions are being taken at State capitals on behalf of the village panchayats without consulting them - in fact concealing information from them.
    • In most villages, the panchayats or village councils and the powerful fishing societies are dominated by men.

Origin

From Hindi (originally denoting a council consisting of five members), from Sanskrit panca 'five' + āyatta 'depending upon'.

Definition of panchayat in US English:

panchayat

nounpənˈCHīət
Indian
  • A village council.

    〈印度〉村务委员会

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The panchayats of both villages should start developmental works after chalking out a proper plan within a month, he added.
    • In most villages, the panchayats or village councils and the powerful fishing societies are dominated by men.
    • The village panchayats, he feels, should involve the community in the maintenance of water sources.
    • This means that overall control of a large distributed system must grow out of smaller, simpler, local authority: village panchayats, for example.
    • Decisions are being taken at State capitals on behalf of the village panchayats without consulting them - in fact concealing information from them.

Origin

From Hindi (originally denoting a council consisting of five members), from Sanskrit panca ‘five’ + āyatta ‘depending upon’.

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