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The central government did not name headmen for the lijia or baojia but left the decision to clan and lineage members.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

They never pray, but instead call their headmen Lords.

Eaters Of The Dead Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1976

The _lokalis_ of the Kulumbini were already calling headmen to grand palaver.

The Keepers of the King's Peace Edgar Wallace 1903

He was richer than you could imagine; had paid even a white medjid for a cup of coffee; had called the headmen and the priest together and had asked them if they would like a church of their own in the village.

Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle 1903

The townsfolk made a great feast in Colchester for us that night, and next day Olaf called the headmen and set all in order for

King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut 1884

I can make them do nothing except by thrashing them; and if you like, I shall call my headmen, and with our

Social relations in our Southern States, 1860

Once found, such non-entities were encouraged to stake their claims and were duly crowned as "headmen", "chiefs", or "paramount chiefs" by the "supreme chief of the Natives".

The National Question in Post 1994 South Africa. 1994

"headmen," so that three people are paid for looking on before anybody does anything.

Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Bernard H. Becker

"They say, a village can't have two headmen," Mr. Arinc said bluntly, in televised remarks.

Turkey Outlines New Role for Military Marc Champion 2011

The thieves, bad characters, rascals, villains, rouges, ruffians and gangsters are headmen of communities (Chor Uchakke Te Chaudhary Gunde Ne Pardhan) rightly said by Daler Mehandi, the prominent singer who faced police brutality for refusing to pay a heavy sum of bribe to the police in bargain for not involving him in criminal case (s).

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