mukhtar
(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus,
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(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.
Mukhtar Khan, the ſoubadar, who was attached to Azim Shaw, and father-in-law to Bedar Bukht, hoping to impede his progreſs, ſunk all the boats in the Jumna, and placed guards at the neareſt fords.
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(India, historical) A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
“Odds BK leverer skadeoppdatering på Mukhtar Adamu. www.odd.no/nyheter/skad... 🔗 : Odds BK”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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