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noun
Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Turkish muhtar and Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).
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