ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sarkar

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɜːkɑː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sarkar is a noun meaning A native steward or housekeeper.

Meaning

A native steward or housekeeper.

More Meanings

  1. The Government, the State.
  2. Administration of a particular prime minister.
  3. (historical) An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia.
  4. (historical) A clerk or accountant.

Example Sentences

No doubt, a handful of people are immensely benefiting from the policies of the Modi Sarkar.
He said that Janoo had told him that there was an order of the Sirkar against magic, because it was feared that magic might one day kill the Empress of India.
[…] and there would be various objections to trusting a native with the purport of such communications, even where some of the baboos, sircars, purvoes, and others of that genus, can converse with sufficient comprehensiveness in English […]

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