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chef de tribu

headman

chef de village

village headman

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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

The council consists of a hakim or headman, a jurist or mahat and a dhuli or messenger. en.wikipedia.org

These "biradari panchayats" are headed by chaudhary, the village 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

Each extended family group is governed by a self-appointed headman. en.wikipedia.org

The headman, now suspected of supporting the partisans, and a young girl are imprisoned in the same cellar for the night. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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