chieftaincy

• “Though there were a number older than he, they acknowledged his chieftaincy.”

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• “The national organizer of a Ghanaian youth association is calling on elders and traditional rulers to help resolve a brewing conflict over a chieftaincy dispute.”

  Voice of America: Ghanaian Youth Leader Urges Elders to End Chieftaincy Disputes

• “Such chieftaincy disputes are frequent in the Greater Accra region and in other parts of the country.”

  Voice of America: Ghanaian Youth Leader Urges Elders to End Chieftaincy Disputes

• “But these days, people are buying the chieftaincy institutions with their money, he said.”

  Voice of America: Ghanaian Youth Leader Urges Elders to End Chieftaincy Disputes

• “We have a chieftaincy constitution in our country.”

  Voice of America: Ghanaian Youth Leader Urges Elders to End Chieftaincy Disputes

• “Intoxicated by the accolades, he changed his gait and began to sway like a peacock with his flamboyant suede chieftaincy regalia contributing to the glamour.”

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• “Campaigning for the chieftaincy was confined to the short window between the harvest and the next planting, producing something of a chieftaincy season, akin to the run-up to an election.”

  Simon & Schuster: Spellbound

• “The competition for chieftaincy stems from the potential for profit and power.”

  Simon & Schuster: Spellbound

• “Police shot three people in the melee, as drunken supporters of rival candidates for the chieftaincy squared off.”

  Simon & Schuster: Spellbound

• “The process was steeped in rituals meant to be guided by the spirits, but it quietly conformed to a power-rotation schedule that staved off deadly chieftaincy disputes.”

  Simon & Schuster: Spellbound

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