Meanings
noungram panchayat (plural gram panchayats)
plural gram panchayats
- IndiaA form of local governance of a village or between small groups of villages in India.
Synonyms: village panchayat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of local governance of a village or between small groups of villages in India.
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Origin
- Hindiग्राम पंचायत
- Englishgram panchayat
Borrowed from Hindi ग्राम पंचायत (grām pañcāyat, literally “village council”).
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Bengali গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত
- গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত (gram poncaẏet)form of local governance
Hindi ग्राम पंचायत
- ग्राम पंचायत (grām pañcāyat)form of local governance
Punjabi ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ
- ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ (grām pañcāita)form of local governance
Tamil கிராம ஊராட்சி, ஊராட்சி
- கிராம ஊராட்சி (kirāma ūrāṭci)form of local governance
- ஊராட்சி (ūrāṭci)form of local governance
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