baraza
- noun
- UK
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baraza
- The community gathered at the baraza to discuss important local issues and share their opinions.
Examples
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Angelique Haugerud underscores this relationship in her study of the baraza (public meeting) as an arena in which the individual meets the state—personified by the leaders who control it.
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This belief prevails in the baraza, the main interactive arena between politicians and citizens, where the former represent the benevolence of the state to the citizen and make the citizen (subject) accountable to the state and its central authority figures.
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Present-day interactions between politicians and citizens, especially in baraza, are not dissimilar; the talk is emphatic and vigorous.
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In these baraza (and by extension, in state speeches transmitted through the media), Kenyans are harangued, warned, admonished, advised, directed, or forewarned about others or against undertaking particular actions themselves.
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During the village meeting at the baraza, residents voiced their concerns about road safety.
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At the baraza, the chief encouraged everyone to participate actively in the decision-making process.
Synonyms
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A meeting in southern Africa where people share ideas and solve problems
A meeting where community members discuss local problems and make plans
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baraza comes from Swahili where it was the place the community used for talks and decisions, often with elders sitting together. So baraza now also means a public 'meeting' or council where people gather to discuss and decide things.