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How to pronounce chieftaincy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chieftainship
Type of berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

Examples of chieftaincy

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The Ker Kwaro Acholi chieftaincy was recognised by the government on 17 January 2005.
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During this period efforts were made to define and protect chieftaincy.
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In Dagbon, party politics and membership to the parties were strongly chieftaincy aligned.
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The two rival lineages had resulted from a succession dispute for the chieftaincy in the 1960s.
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The document listed the various classes of chieftaincy and the order of precedence within each class.
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Almost every chieftaincy in Sierra Leone responded to the British arrogation of power with armed resistance.
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Moreover, royalties paid by Tema Newtown's companies to evicted villagers have not been used due to a chieftaincy dispute.
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Most of the literate princes were therefore eligible to lower ranking chiefdoms without much impact on the chieftaincy politics in the kingdom.
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Though the chieftaincy across Ghana has been weakened by allegations of corruption and cooperation with colonial oppression, it remains a very vital institution in Ghana.
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  • The position of chieftain
  • A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.