gongman
English
Etymology
gong + -man
Noun
gongman (plural gongmen)
- A man employed in parts of Africa to disseminate information within a community, usually by means of a gong.
- 1975, Seminar on Motivation, Information, and Communication for Development in African and Asian Countries, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1-9 July, 1974 (page 52)
- The Gongman who usually is a member of the household of the local leader (chief) is responsible for delivering messages from the traditional leader verbally to elders and community leaders in the locality.
- 2009, Richard Dolphin, David Reed, Fundamentals of Corporate Communications (page 147)
- […] Africa, where Pratt (1985) remarks that traditional communication channels are 'the gongman, the town crier, the market square and the chief's court'. and corporate communication is practised in both countries.
- 1975, Seminar on Motivation, Information, and Communication for Development in African and Asian Countries, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1-9 July, 1974 (page 52)