jirga

Noun
  1. A Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders (synset 108338886)
    "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
    referred to in: afghan, afghani, pashto, pashtu, paxto - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
    is a type of: council - a meeting of people for consultation
    subtypes: loya jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems

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