Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
عوام
/awaam/Roman
English meaning: The People / Public
Definition
The general public or common citizens of a nation. In a democracy, sovereignty lies with the people (awaam), who exercise power through elected representatives. Constitutional rights are guaranteed to all citizens equally.
Example
“جمہوریت میں عوام ہی اقتدار کے مالک ہیں۔”
In English: “In democracy, the people are the masters of power.”
Literary Heritage
“خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے، خدا بندے سے خود پوچھے بتا تیری رضا کیا ہے۔”
/Ḳhudī ko kar buland itnā ke har taqdīr se pahle, Ḳhudā bande se ḳhud pūche batā terī razā kyā hai./
“Raise your self so high that before each decree God asks your own desire.”
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Language information
- Language
- اردو
- Urdu
- Script
- Perso-Arabic
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 230M