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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ریاست (riyaset), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa), verbal noun of رَأَسَ (raʔasa, “to lead, direct, manage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
riyaset (definite accusative riyaseti, plural riyasetler) (archaic)
- acting as director or manager; presidency, chairmanship
- Synonym: başkanlık
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “riyaset”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ریاست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 997
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN