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competition wallah

competition wallah noun: a member of the civil service who obtained an appointment by the competitive system instituted in 1856.

Noun

competition wallah (plural competition wallahs)

  1. (India, colloquial, historical) A member of the civil service who obtained an appointment by the competitive system instituted in 1856.

Synonyms of competition wallah

Forms of competition wallah

pluralcompetition wallahs

Questions about competition wallah

What does competition wallah mean?
Competition wallah means a member of the civil service who obtained an appointment by the competitive system instituted in 1856.
What part of speech is competition wallah?
Competition wallah is a noun.
What is the plural of competition wallah?
The plural of competition wallah is competition wallahs.

Words near competition wallah in the dictionary

  1. competish
  2. competishes
  3. competition
  4. competition caution
  5. competition cautions
  6. competition wallah
  7. competition wallahs
  8. competition-based learning
  9. competitional
  10. competitioner
  11. competitioners

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