Search Result for "loya jirga":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems;
- Example: "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Loya Jirga
    n 1: 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"