panchayat
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/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/
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/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ · /pənˈt͡ʃɑjət̪/
Definition of panchayat
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(India, South-Asia)A village council or local government.
“He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.”
““You're in the panchayat,” she said. “So couldn't you make that official?””
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noun
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(India, South-Asia)A village council or local government.
“He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.”
““You're in the panchayat,” she said. “So couldn't you make that official?””
- (Nepal, historical)An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).
Words you can make from panchayat
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1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
26 words3-letter words
31 words- HYP 11 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
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