samaj

[ suh-mahj ]

noun

1. a Hindu religious society or movement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of samaj¹

First recorded in 1870–75, samaj is from the Hindi word samāj meeting

Example Sentences

He was allegedly involved in the infamous 1995 "guest house attack" on Mayawati, the Dalit leader of the regional Bahujan Samaj Party, who was then running a fraying coalition government with the rival Samajwadi Party.

From BBC

The most recent action against him started in February when footage emerged that showed a group of men killing Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of Raju Pal, a lawmaker belonging to the regional Bahujan Samaj Party.

From BBC

Earlier this year Seema joined the Bahujan Samaj Party, which fights for the rights of Dalits, a community on the lowest rung of a deeply discriminatory Hindu caste system.

From BBC

She is now a candidate for Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a newly minted political party that includes some of the farm unions that organized the protests.

From Seattle Times

Though the farmers' protest was a big election issue, candidates backed by the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, an alliance of 22 farmer unions, which took shape after the agitation, are unlikely to win, observers say.

From BBC