village headman

collocation in English

meaningsofvillageandheadman

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village
noun
uk
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/
a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in ...
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headman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhed.mæn/us
/ˈhed.mæn/
the chief (= leader) of a village or group ...
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(Definition ofvillageandheadmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvillage headman

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They dominated the village's agriculture and controlled its administration because they appointed thevillageheadman(kadkhuda).
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The sardar was sometimes discovered among these roving bands to be thevillageheadman, and in some cases, headship was assigned by the negotiators.
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Thevillageheadmanas 'master of the soil' of the village claimed his tributes.
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When they travel to the villages, they stay in people's homes, as arranged by thevillageheadman.
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Early colonial rule reinforced the centralizing interests of limbo heads by introducing the formal office ofvillageheadman, without greatly intervening in the concentric settlement structure.
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Unlike in earlier times, avillageheadmancan now exclude neighbouring communities from a pasture that he claims and allow only livestock owned by his subjects.
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The state was embodied in heterogeneous institutions that ranged from thevillageheadman, the mayor, and, - more distantly, the provincial offices (mudiriyya), the ministers, and the khedive.
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One farmer had his fields seized by thevillageheadmanonce the soil had been improved, and thus lost his seed source and years of labour spent improving the soil.
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It is understood that thevillageheadmanwas ordered to have the foreman's house demolished.
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The sub-inspector has been sentenced to five (not nine) years' rigorous imprisonment and thevillageheadmanto three.
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In the center of the village is a public square with a dwelling place for thevillageheadman.
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The new verdict from the district police is that this time thevillageheadmanmust pay 250 yuan.
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The village elders from among the executive members decide thevillageheadmanby a voice vote.
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These "biradari panchayats" are headed by chaudhary, thevillageheadman.
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Kota village is led by avillageheadmancalled "gotga-rn".
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It has a number of villages and each village is managed by avillageheadman.
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He chanced upon the daughter of thevillageheadmanand was stunned by her beauty.
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Thevillageheadmanis the highest political leader.
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Immediately thevillageheadmangrabbed him and accused him of poisoning the well.
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In despair, thevillageheadmandied of an illness.
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