(India) in the licensing of businesses, especially the situation after Indian independence and before 1991.
(India) in the licensing of businesses, especially the situation after Indian independence and before 1991.
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(India, derogatory) A corrupt or incompetent rule.
(Internet slang, humorous) a license for some activity, especially with the implication that the activity shouldn't have required one.
(India, historical) self-rule.
(India, historical) An appointed governor in Part B states of India, from independence in 1947 until 1956.
(India, politics, derogatory, vulgar) A liberal, a leftist.