headman

Example Sentences

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Heimonmi Shylla, headman of the hamlet with about 500 households and a deacon, says almost all residents are Presbyterian, Catholic or members of the Church of God.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

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

The village is deemed "at risk" by Fiji's government and headman Josevata Nagausaukula contemplates a future in which children now honing their rugby skills have been shifted, with their families, to higher ground inland.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2022

It’s not until the “Quiet Place” headman gets out of the car and hits a button on his remote, that the Sonata rolls forward into the tight space.

From Fox News • Jan. 27, 2020

The headman called out in his own tongue, addressing the man by the name the old seal hunter had told him: Jopari.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman