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chiefdomnoun
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefdomnoun
A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.
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Chiefdom
A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group.
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Chiefdom
A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group. A chiefdom is thus led by a highly ranked incumbent of an inherited political role, chief: chiefs lead because of their ascribed status, not their achieved status.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chiefdom in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chiefdom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of chiefdom in a Sentence
I have instructed the security to institute chiefdom-level curfew and restriction on movement from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Kambia and Port Loko districts, with immediate effect.
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- cacicazgoSpanish
- chefferiesFrench
- ChiefdomHindi
- fejedelemségHungarian
- kepala sukuIndonesian
- chiefdomItalian
- 諸公国Japanese
- chiefdomPortuguese
- ముఖ్యపాలితTelugu
- thủ lĩnhVietnamese
- הויפּטשטאָטYiddish
- 酋邦Chinese
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