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1. IndiahistoricalA village head man.

   In the troublous times which followed 1804, when the Maráthá power was waning, and every district almost was a scene of struggle for the supremacy, the patels everywhere came forward and boldly protected the villages, […]

   1892, Baden Henry Baden-Powell, The Land Systems of British India (book 3, page 464)

plural Patels

1. A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.

   As of late last week, some close to Trump believed it was a “toss-up” between Patel and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as to whom the president-elect would pick for FBI director, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

   2024 December 2, Jack Forrest, “Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director?”, in CNN

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   In a statement posted on social media, Bondi said that the man, identified in court documents as 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, has since been fired. […] On Wednesday night, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said that Dunn had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer.

   2025 August 14, Anna Betts, “Alleged DC sandwich-thrower worked at justice department, attorney general says”, in The Guardian