gram sansad

noun

A body comprising all the voters of gram panchayat constituency, meeting at the behest of the head of the panchayat to discuss and implement local decisions.

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gram sabha
OriginBengali গ্রাম সংসদ ← Sanskrit ग्राम →
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Meanings

noungram sansad (plural gram sansads)

plural gram sansads

  1. West BengalA body comprising all the voters of gram panchayat constituency, meeting at the behest of the head of the panchayat to discuss and implement local decisions.

    Synonyms: gram sabha

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA body comprising all the voters of gram panchayat constituency, meeting at the behest of the head of the panchayat to discuss and implement local decisions.

Similar
gram sabha

Origin

  1. Sanskritग्राम
  2. Bengaliগ্রাম সংসদ
  3. Englishgram sansad

Borrowed from Bengali গ্রাম সংসদ (gram śoṅśod, literally “village parliament”), which is a learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma) + संसद (saṃsada).

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