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Jirga Moderate

Jirga has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders

"most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"

2

A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.

See Also
elder leader
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
council
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Loya Jirga
Rhyming Words
urga orga purga durga yorga virga berga varga larga marga parga swarga bivirga visarga seborga katorga astorga taberga descarga bottarga
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