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gram panchayat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of local governance of a village or between small groups of villages in India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: village panchayat

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ग्राम पंचायत (grām pañcāyat, literally “village council”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: গাঁও পঞ্চায়ত (gãü poñsayot) — form of local governance
  • Bengali: গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত (gram poncaẏet) — form of local governance
  • Gujarati: ગ્રામ પંચાયત (grām pañcāyat) — form of local governance
  • Hindi: ग्राम पंचायत (grām pañcāyat) — form of local governance
  • Kannada: ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ (grāma pañcāyati) — form of local governance
  • Malayalam: ഗ്രാമപ്പഞ്ചായത്ത് (grāmappañcāyattŭ) — form of local governance
  • Malayalam: ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (grāmapañcāyattŭ) — form of local governance
  • Malayalam: ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്ത് (grāma pañcāyattŭ) — form of local governance
  • Nepali: गाउँ पञ्चायत (gāũ pañcāyat) — form of local governance
  • Odia: ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ (grāma pañcāyata) — form of local governance
  • Punjabi: ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ (grām pañcāita) — form of local governance
  • Santali: ᱜᱨᱟᱢ ᱯᱚᱧᱪᱟᱭᱚᱛ (gram pôñcayôt) — form of local governance
  • Tamil: கிராம ஊராட்சி (kirāma ūrāṭci) — form of local governance
  • Tamil: ஊராட்சி (ūrāṭci) — form of local governance
  • Telugu: గ్రామ పంచాయతీ (grāma pañcāyatī) — form of local governance