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panchayats

panchayats is the plural of panchayat.

Meaning of panchayat

Noun

panchayat (plural panchayats)

  1. (India, South-Asia) 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.2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 58
  2. (Nepal, historical) An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.

Phrases with panchayats

Questions about panchayats

What is panchayats the plural of?
Panchayats is the plural of panchayat.

Words near panchayats in the dictionary

  1. panchayat
  2. panchayat town
  3. panchayat towns
  4. panchayath
  5. panchayaths
  6. panchayats
  7. Panchen Lama
  8. Panchen Lamas
  9. pancheon
  10. pancheons
  11. panches

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