zilla-parishadhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zilla-parishad_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezilla parishad, n.
Revised 2021

zilla parishadnoun

  1. 1957–
    (In South Asia, esp. India and Bangladesh) a body administering local government at the zilla level; a district council; cf. parishad n. 1.
    1. 1957
      The budget of the panchayat samiti would have to be approved by a zilla parishad consisting of the presidents of the constituent panchayat samitis, local M.L.A.s and M.P.s, and officials of various administrative and development departments in the district.
      Times of India 21 October 1/5
    2. 1958
      The establishment of Zila Parishads at the district level, Panchayat Samities at the bloc and Village Panchayats at the village levels.
      Indian Journal Polit. Science vol. 19 352
    3. 1988
      The Zia government..did not attempt to democratize the thana and zilla parishads.
      Asian Surv. vol. 28 815
    4. 1992
      The youth wing's lacklustre performance in the last zilla parishad and municipal council elections.
      Sunday Times of India 19 April 5/5

Originally published as part of the entry for zilla, n.

zilla, n. was revised in March 2021.