1) Council 2) Panchayet 3) Punchayet 1) Panchayet 2) Punchayet 
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local association of Zoroastrians.
the most important adjudicating and licensing agency in the self-government of an Indian caste. There are two types: permanent and impermanent. ... [4 related articles]
panchayet noun a village council in India or southern Pakistan
A council of five or more. Found both in villages and in jatis ( q.v. ). Also refers to an administrative grouping of villages under constitutionally mandated elected councils.