mukhtar

Etymology
From, from substantive application of , the  of. Specific application with influence from various local languages including and, , and. Within Indian English, the application of mukhtar is influenced by a derivation from Sanskrit. .

Noun

 * 1)  A minor official&mdash;usually overseeing a village or town&mdash;in many Arab countries and  in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
 * : an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
 * 1)  A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.

Translations

 * Albanian:, miftar, muhtar
 * Arabic:
 * North Levantine Arabic: مختار
 * Bengali: মুখতার,
 * French:
 * German: Muchtar
 * Greek: μουχτάρης
 * Macedonian: муктар
 * Russian:
 * Uzbek: