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sardar

sardar

8.4
A respected leader who makes decisions for a village or community
  • noun
  • UK
: sardar
  • As the sardar, he organized the meeting to discuss important community issues.

They, their their main source of power, besides vast wealth, is these elite fighting forces, the Sardar.

Examples

  • The villagers looked to the sardar for guidance during the festival preparations.

  • The previous government tried to fight the sardars for the hapless Baloch people, which pushed the country into the present unrest.

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  • The Baloch sardars have always been blackmailing the government and extorting huge sums of money on a regular basis.

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  • The local sardar helped resolve disputes among the residents with fair mediation.

Synonyms

malik
vssardar
  • Indian
8 9.9

A local leader of a village or town often in parts of South Asia and western Asia

is the broader South Asian leader term beyond just town headmen
sirdar
vssardar
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who leads a group, often a military or local official in India

is a general South Asian leader term not limited to military use
mukhtar
vssardar
1 9.9

A person elected to lead a village or small community

is a general leader term not restricted to elected local roles
nayaka
vssardar
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who leads a community or region in South Asian history

is a general South Asian leader term without the historical emphasis
rais
vssardar
9.9

A person who leads a community and settles disputes, often in North Africa and the Middle East

is the South Asian leader term rather than the North African usage
Patel
vssardar
  • Archaic
8.7

A village leader who manages land and local affairs in parts of India

is a broader leader term not limited to village administration
salar
vssardar
  • Archaic
9.9

A leader who commands soldiers and protects a city or caravan in former times

covers leaders generally rather than specifically commanders

How Powerful

ruler
153 2.1
chief
∞ 1.9
sardar
  • UK
8.4
leader
∞ 1.0
figurehead
15 7.2

Surface Forms

sardar singular
sardars plural

Etymology

Sardar comes from Persian parts sar meaning 'head' and dar meaning 'holder'. It literally means a 'head-holder', so it was used for chiefs and now means a leader or chief in South Asian communities.