riyaset

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ریاست (riyaset), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa), verbal noun of رَأَسَ (raʔasa, to lead, direct, manage).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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riyaset (definite accusative riyaseti, plural riyasetler) (archaic)

  1. acting as director or manager; presidency, chairmanship
    Synonym: başkanlık
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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “riyaset”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ریاست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 997
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN