panchayat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A village council or local government.
An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.

/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ /pənˈt͡ʃɑjət̪/

panchayat panchayats

Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).

gram panchayat nagar panchayat panchayati raj sarpanch

panchayat town village panchayat

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