panchayat

• Nom désignant un conseil de village ou un organe d'autonomie locale en Inde ou dans le sud du Pakistan, chargé traditionnellement de fonctions administratives et judiciaires au sein de la communauté.

A noun referring to a village council or local self-government institution in India or southern Pakistan, traditionally responsible for administrative and judicial functions within a community.

1. Village councilB2formal

   A traditional system of local self-governance in villages in India and southern Pakistan, typically consisting of elected elders.

   Conseil de village (panchayat)

   • The panchayat met to discuss the new irrigation project.
   • Disputes over land are often resolved by the local panchayat.
   • The panchayat decided to build a new school in the village.