headman

Example Sentences

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Some threaten to break our vehicle as we try to enter one of the villages - Ghatbarra - to speak to its headman.

From BBC

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

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

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

In accepting his icon award John thanked iHeartRadio and its headman John Sykes "for honoring me this way, for paying tribute to me to let them know that this."

From Fox News