(pos:名詞)
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yue:鄉間有文化、權勢、名譽地位嘅階層
eng:gentry in a local community; squire
<eg>
yue:政府以村長選舉制度、鄉事委員會同埋鄉議局呢啲行政渠道吸納鄉紳勢力。 (zing3 fu2 ji5 cyun1 zoeng2 syun2 geoi2 zai3 dou6, hoeng1 si6 wai2 jyun4 wui2 tung4 maai4 hoeng1 ji5 guk2 ni1 di1 hang4 zing3 keoi4 dou6 kap1 naap6 hoeng1 san1 sai3 lik6.)
eng:The government admits gentry in local communities through administrative channels, such as the village head election system, the Rural Committees and the Heung Yee Kuk (note: a rural advisory body).
