Sarpanch

Quick meaning: Sarpanch is a noun meaning The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

Meaning

The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

Example Sentences

The sarpanches were remunerated by the remission of part of the quota of labour which they were bound to supply.

Every gram panchayat has a sarpanch and an up-sarpanch elected from its members by the gram panchayat in the prescribed manner.

Recourse to arbitration is not an uncommon mode of setting a dispute. Generally the number of arbitrators appointed is three, but sometimes five is the number, and occasionally some one individual is made single arbitrator (hasar karna). If more than one arbitrator be appointed, an umpire (or sarpanch) is also usually fixed upon, who gives the ultimate decision if the other two cannot agree.

Word Forms

• sarpanches

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pradhan, parishad, headman, subadar, chuprassy, chuprassi.

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