different between council vs panchayat

council

English

Etymology

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Anglo-Norman cuncile and Old French concile, from Latin concilium. Doublet of concelho.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: koun?-s?l, IPA(key): /?ka?n.s?l/
  • Homophone: counsel

Noun

council (plural councils)

  1. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
  2. Discussion or deliberation.

Hyponyms

  • synod

Derived terms

Related terms

  • conciliate
  • reconcile

Translations

See also

  • counsel

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panchayat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ?????? (pañc?yat, panchayat (originally a council of five)).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pan?t?????t/
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /p?n?t???j?t?/
  • Hyphenation: pan?cha?yat

Noun

panchayat (plural panchayats)

  1. (South Asia, chiefly India) A village council or local government. [from late 19th C.]
    • 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin 2014, p. 58:
      He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.
    • 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage 2006, p. 233:
      “You're in the panchayat,” she said. “So couldn't you make that official?”

Translations

See also

  • panchayati raj
  • sarpanch

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  • what is panchayat samiti
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