clan leader

collocation in English

meaningsofclanandleader

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clan
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/klæn/us
/klæn/
a group of families, especially in Scotland, who originally came from the same family and have the ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofclanandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The newclanleaderis furious over this answer and orders him expelled from the clan.
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The game will start with aclanleader, and usually some workers and a token defence force.
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An opi is usually theclanleaderof a lineage.
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He becameclanleaderupon his father's retirement in 1713.
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These networks were traversed by trade caravans whose organization and requisite labor were the responsibility of clan leaders capable of exploiting kinship hierarchies.
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In a multiplayer campaign, players can be grouped into different clans, so that for each clan, one player assumes the role ofclanleaderand others take command of armies.
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Clan leaders could summon a council of lineage heads, and council decisions affected all lineages within the clan.
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Other clan leaders, all relatives in the same clan and all villagers in the region are invited.
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Some old school clan leaders had at that point developed a habit of pitting one clan or sub-clan against another.
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These clan leaders were responsible for the maintenance of law and order as well as general administration.
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Hmong men have a system for making decisions that involves clan leaders.
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The base was peacefully retaken the next day in a negotiated settlement with local clan leaders.
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In order to avoid the revenge of their enemies, the clan leaders changed it to.
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Within each band, the chief depended on political approval from each of the band's clan leaders.
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Many of the most important negotiations among feudal clan leaders were carried out in the austere and serene setting of the tea ceremony.
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In 1771 epan founded the permanent court composed of most respected clan leaders, and stubbornly insisted on respect of the courts decision.
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In theory, kadis answered to the kadiaskers, but in practice they answered to the clan leaders and the khan.
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These fares were often paid through a system of debt to clan leaders and/or to the ship masters themselves.
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Lineage and clan leaders also helped maintain efficient land use practices, and they inspired pride in the group through ceremonies and remembrances of ancestors.
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