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/panˈt͡ʃʌɪət/ · noun
(South Asia, chiefly India) 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?”
Use panchayat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Panchayat means (South Asia, chiefly India) A village council or local government..
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He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.
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