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n. The head of a village in many Arab countries and in Cyprus.
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Mukhtar (also spelled Muktar, ) meaning "chosen" in , refers to the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey and Cyprus. The name refers to the fact that mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election. Mukhtar is also a common name. In Arab countries it is more often a surname ( laqab), whilst in non-Arab Muslim countries it is common as a first name ( ism).
Usage examples of "mukhtar".
They would become only another Nomarchy used to display the power of the Mukhtars while Ishtar filled their minds with illusions.
The Nomarchies had no shortage of such people, restless and overly proud men and women who were grateful to the Mukhtars for the chance to feel important.
Before leaving Anwara, she and Alim had recorded speeches about the aid Earth was prepared to offer and the goodwill the Mukhtar had shown them.
You’ve done nothing for us, she thought, unsure of whether she was thinking of Mary or of the Linkers and Mukhtars.
More Nomarchies were formed, each with some autonomy, but ruled at first by one of the first Nomarchy’s Mukhtars, and later by those the Mukhtars had trained.
The Mukhtars, who have had centuries to convince all the Nomarchies that this Project will enrich Earth and be its greatest glory, would never survive such a loss.