Wakil rakyat

from arab

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noun
politik
Proper Name
From arab

Definition

A member of a legislative body

Etymology

A compound of 'wakil' from the Arabic 'wakil' (representative) and 'rakyat' from the Arabic 'ra'iyyah' (populace). This term was formally adopted in the Indonesian political context after independence to denote legislative representatives.

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