minga
- noun
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minga
- During the minga, neighbors gathered to plant trees in the local park.
- community minga
- organize a minga
Examples
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Most of their meager revenues were spent on contacting government officials or organizing community mingas.
Academic text (2001) -
Community mingas, however, were organized by community councils (or water commissions in the case of the potable water systems) who could fine nonparticipants.
Academic text (2001) -
In both sites, community mingas were organized by the village councils.
Academic text (2017) -
Much of the decision-making and organizing of Pusuca mingas took place outside the community.
Academic text (2017) -
Fieldwork included participation in dozens of mingas, village council meetings, and ethnographic interviews with villagers, local leaders, and representatives of government agencies and NGOs operating locally.
Academic text (2017) -
The community held a minga to discuss plans for the upcoming festival.
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At the weekly minga, residents shared their ideas for improving the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
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1.0
The joining of two things to become one, like rivers or ideas
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2.6
A meeting where people in a town discuss and decide local issues
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3.4
A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues
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2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
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3.4
A large public gathering where people meet to support or protest a cause
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4.2
Bringing people together for a meeting
How Participatory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minga comes from the Quechua word minka, which means 'work done together' or 'shared help'. That's why a minga can also mean a community meeting where people gather to plan, decide, or organize actions together.