Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun loya_jirga

1 sense of loya jirga

Sense 1
Loya Jirga -- (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")
       => Jirga -- (a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police")