headman
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The most endearing among them is Ismail Altıntoprak, the muhtar, or elected headman, of Karagümrük.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
In 2016, a village headman who also doubled up as a driver, was taking around a team of University of Kerala archaeology students when he showed them the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
Saltwater had destroyed the ability of the 150 residents to grow crops, taking away livelihoods and food security, says former village headman Sailosi Ramatu.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022
One of the members, Ram Prasad, a former village headman from an upper caste, said the initiative would break the taboo associated with the act.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2022
The headman greeted the old man and said how sorry he was that he had not seen him for such a long time.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
As Hinfelaar writes, however, some chiefs and village headmen profit from selling land used by the community to international investors, “and fomenting social disruption in the villages facilitates such transactions.”
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Murmu’s father and her grandfather were village headmen in Baidaposi in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
Local ardos, or Fulani traditional headmen, complained that police don’t take cases they file seriously.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2018
They brushed non-medical people aside, ignoring chiefs and headmen, who often felt insulted.
From Economist ● Aug. 27, 2015
Letters advising these chiefs and headmen of a meeting were dispatched from the regent, and soon the Great Place became alive with important visitors and travelers from all over Thembuland.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
