tahsildar
/təˈsɪlˌdɑr/
noun
- A government official in South Asia (especially India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) who is in charge of revenue collection and administrative duties for a tahsil (a local administrative area).
- The tahsildar resolved a dispute over property boundaries.
- Farmers went to the tahsildar's office to pay their land taxes.
- The tahsildar visited the village to update land records.
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