Usually means: Surrounding to coerce or protest.
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▸ noun:  (India) A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
▸ verb:  (India, transitive) To surround for this purpose.

Similar:
ghari, ghat, gay-in, goondaism, Gandhigiri, ghoom, land guard, geerah, ghaut, gang, more...

Opposite:
ungherao, dispersal, scattering, disbandment

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Similar:
ghari, ghat, gay-in, goondaism, Gandhigiri, ghoom, land guard, geerah, ghaut, gang, more...

Opposite:
ungherao, dispersal, scattering, disbandment



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