Definitions for jirga
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
jirga(Noun)
A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
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