| 单词 | headman |
| 释义 | headman noun[C] uk/ˈhed.mæn/us/ˈhed.mæn/plural-menuk/ˈhed.mən//ˈhed.men/us/ˈhed.mən//ˈhed.men/thechief(=leader)of avillageorgroupofpeople 首领，头人，酋长People in charge of or controlling other people
Examplesofheadmanheadman In reality, however, the popularity of the headmen varied considerably. From theCambridge English Corpus According to theheadmanof the town, cattle live well here but horses die off soon after ai^rival. From theCambridge English Corpus They were senior workers, who sometimes rose from the ranks, sometimes were established headmen. From theCambridge English Corpus Kings and headmen who resisted colonial rule were removed. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the key culprits were chiefs, headmen and other ' traditional ' elements of rural society who were seen to be holding things back. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps they wanted yet one more barrier between themselves and the administration, or they wished to dilute the power of the headmen. From theCambridge English Corpus The area that owed allegiance to a king was sub-divided into districts headed by headmen. From theCambridge English Corpus One empowering feature of the 1869 legislation was that villagers were legally free to nominate their ownheadman. From theCambridge English Corpus Theheadmanis the representative of the village through whom the villagers as a body deal with the proprietor. From theCambridge English Corpus The headmen were appointed for life, as long as they remained loyal to the state. From theCambridge English Corpus In absolute numbers, however, the population of the scheme remained small even under more successful headmen. From theCambridge English Corpus Once they succeeded in evading this order, the scheme opened up new opportunities for popular headmen to bind their followers more successfully. From theCambridge English Corpus In his advocacy, we see the subject-citizen's desire to end what was left of the arbitrary and unchecked discretion of headmen and patrons. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, beginning at least in the early twentieth century, parents, pastors, chiefs, headmen and colonial officials argued that young women were becoming increasingly licentious. From theCambridge English Corpus Increasingly, the sardar was an 'old immigrant', rather than aheadmanamong a fresh batch of recruits. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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