单词 | parishad |
释义 | parishadn. 1. In South Asia: (originally) an assembly of learned men; (later) a local assembly or council (cf. panchayat n.). Cf. zilla parishad n. at zilla n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > with reference to foreign countries > in South Asia panchayat1778 jamaat1850 panch1853 parishad1861 sabha1922 samiti1930 1861 F. M. Müller Chips I. xii. 297 The Chinese pilgrims did not hear the Sanskrit pronounced as it was pronounced in the Parishads, according to the strict rules of their..phonetics. 1893 R. C. Dutt Hist. Civilisation Anc. India ii. i. 112 These colonists [sc. the Hindus]..founded schools or parishads in villages and towns. 1932 V. R. R. Dikshitar Mauryan Polity iii. 97 This passage only corroborates our view that the pariṣad (Council) exercised real executive powers. 1948 O. C. Cox Caste, Class, & Race i. vi. 76 The parishad, or village panchayat, is a village council composed of representatives from the leading castes in the village. 1984 R. Thapar From Lineage to State iv. 123 Others evolved into advisory bodies such as the sabhā and the pariṣad. 2002 Sunday Times of India 15 Sept. 7/1 A mandal parishad (MP) member, belonging to the TDP, and two others were brutally murdered by their rivals..in Anantapur district on Saturday. 2. In South Asia: a group or organization, esp. a political group or party. Frequently in the names of organizations, notably Hindu political parties. ΚΠ 1905 Times 8 Sept. 6/4 If the Parishad [sc. the literary society of Bengal] succeeds in removing the barriers between the style in which the Bengalis think and talk, and that in which they write, it will deserve the gratitude of the millions of Bengal. 1954 R. Trumbull India since Independence 23 Electors with more or less the same belief voted for the Ram Rajya Parishad (God's Rule party) and the Hindu Mahasabha (Great Society), which are similar in character to the Jan Sangh. 1975 Bangladesh Times 23 July 2/3 One Nagoruddin Mondal, member Bilasbari union parishad..has been suspended for selling relief goods in black market and the misuse of test relief fund. 2002 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 23 May The charge goes beyond just internal bickerings within the Parishad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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