Associations to the word «Jirga»
Noun
- Kabul
- Hamid
- Afghanistan
- Bonn
- Mohammad
- Interim
- Abdul
- Shah
- Delegate
- Warlord
- Ahmad
- Legislature
- Nadir
- Malik
- Elder
- Constitution
- Khan
- Mohammed
- Mir
- Pakistan
- Assembly
- Initiate
- Chronology
- Consensus
- Muhammad
- Ballot
- Approval
- Province
- Peace
- Parliament
- Council
- Delegation
- Dispute
- Recommendation
- Representative
- Tribe
- Administration
- Candidate
- Cabinet
- Criminal
- Leader
- President
- Ali
- Rape
- Vote
- Meeting
- Upper
- Settle
- Election
- Agreement
- Draft
- Lower
- Minister
- House
- Refugee
- Ban
- Conference
- Chairman
- Member
- Th
- Punishment
- Resolution
- Decision
- Government
- June
- Custom
- Calling
- Islam
Adjective
Wiktionary
JIRGA, noun. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
Dictionary definition
JIRGA, noun. A Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police".
Wise words
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