Gongman

Quick meaning: Gongman is a noun meaning A man employed in parts of Africa to disseminate information within a community, usually by means of a gong.

Meaning

A man employed in parts of Africa to disseminate information within a community, usually by means of a gong.

Example Sentences

The Gongman who usually is a member of the household of the local leader (chief) is responsible for delivering messages from the traditional leader verbally to elders and community leaders in the locality.

[…] Africa, where Pratt (1985) remarks that traditional communication channels are 'the gongman, the town crier, the market square and the chief's court'. and corporate communication is practised in both countries.

Word Forms

• gongmen

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gongster, gong-fermer, gongfermor, ganger, gangsman, gongfermour.

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