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ˈhead·man N

headman

[Stammes]führer m

headman

Stammesoberhaupt nt

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The village elders from among the executive members decide the village headman by a voice vote. en.wikipedia.org

These "biradari panchayats" are headed by chaudhary, the village headman. en.wikipedia.org

The gang was the working unit consisting of 50 men with a headman, often all belonging to one home village. en.wikipedia.org

The new verdict from the district police is that this time the village headman must pay 250 yuan. en.wikipedia.org

Each longhouse consists of families who choose their own leader (headman). en.wikipedia.org

In the center of the village is a public square with a dwelling place for the village headman. en.wikipedia.org

Here the free people were grouped in associations of ten, each under the superintendence of a headman. en.wikipedia.org

They were ruled by a headman, a datu, or a sultan, in case of big encampments. en.wikipedia.org

Within each ward... the majority of the members again claim to be related in the male line to the headman.... en.wikipedia.org

Dubbed a headman, it could decapitate enemy soldiers in the field and reanimate their bodies to act as cannon fodder for its controllers. en.wikipedia.org

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