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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSteuerbeamter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Stɔɪ̯ɐˌbɛamtɐ
"Der Steuerbeamte prüfte die Grundbucheinträge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tax collection and land revenue officer in charge of a tehsil or taluk in parts of South Asia, particularly India.
"The tahsildar inspected the agricultural land records to resolve the boundary dispute." - 2
An administrative executive magistrate responsible for supervising local revenue administration and issuing official certificates.
"Citizens must submit their income verification documents to the local tahsildar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'taḥsīl' (meaning collection or revenue), combined with the Persian suffix '-dar' (meaning holder or keeper). Historically adopted during the Mughal era in South Asia, it evolved into an administrative title for a revenue officer in charge of a taluk or tehsil under British colonial administration and post-independence governance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tahsildar" is said worldwide
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administrateur fiscal
Transliteration: adminis-tra-teur fis-cal
"L'administrateur fiscal a vérifié les registres fonciers."
Steuerbeamter
Transliteration: Stɔɪ̯ɐˌbɛamtɐ
"Der Steuerbeamte prüfte die Grundbucheinträge."
funzionario delle entrate
Transliteration: fun-zio-na-rio del-le en-tra-te
"Il funzionario delle entrate ha esaminato i registri catastali."
recaudador de impuestos
Transliteration: re-kau-da-ðor de im-pwes-tos
"El recaudador de impuestos verificó los registros de la propiedad."
oficial de receitas
Transliteration: o-fi-sjal dɨ ʁe-ˈsej-tɐʃ
"O oficial de receitas inspecionou os registros de terras."
तहसीलदार
Transliteration: tahsildār
"तहसीलदार ने जमीन के कागजात की जाँच की।"
税收官
Transliteration: shuì shōu guān
"税收官负责审核土地登记记录。"
세무관
Transliteration: semugwan
"세무관이 토지 대장을 검토했다."
税務官
Transliteration: zeimukan
"税務官が土地台帳を調査した。"
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