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Jirga
see synonyms of jirgaNoun
1. jirga
a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
Example Sentences:'most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Jirga
see synonyms of jirganoun
a tribal council responsible for settling disputes in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Jirga
see synonyms of jirgan.
An assembly of tribal elders in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
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