gram sansad
English
Etymology
From Bengali গ্রামে সংসদ (grame sôngsôd, literally “village parliament”).
Noun
gram sansad (plural gram sansads)
- (West Bengal) A body comprising all the voters of gram panchayat constituency, meeting at the behest of the head of the panchayat to discuss and implement local decisions.
- Synonym: gram sabha (in the rest of India)