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a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems
he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce
How To Use Loya Jirga In A Sentence
- A Loya Jirga, a sort of representative national assembly summoned to sanction a draft new constitution, seemed to have been unimpressed.
- he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce
- The birdlike ex-King seemed a little feeble to be chairing a meeting as difficult and volatile as the loya jirga was likely to be. KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds
