Definitions
a village council in India or southern Pakistan
Word origin
Borrowed from Hindi पंचायत (pañcāyat, “panchayat (originally a council of five)”).
Used in a sentence
“He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.”
““You're in the panchayat,” she said. “So couldn't you make that official?””
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