wakil rakyat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of wakil (representative) +‎ rakyat (people).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌwakil ˈraʔjat/ [ˌwa.kɪl ˈraʔ.jat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aʔjat
  • Syllabification: wa‧kil rak‧yat

Noun

wakil rakyat (plural wakil-wakil rakyat or para wakil rakyat)

  1. (government, politics) people's representative
    Synonym: utusan rakyat

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