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- noun Plural form of
babu .
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Examples
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I want this understood: if Dorje dies too soon, that will leave what he calls his babus in control of things.
Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931
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Reigning in the babus was his first and foremost priority other than putting in place a security network to prevent Mumbai-like terror attacks.
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NEW DELHI - Delhi government 'babus' can no longer afford to procrastinate on citizens 'problems.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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NEW DELHI - Delhi government 'babus' can no longer afford to procrastinate on citizens 'problems.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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NEW DELHI - Delhi government 'babus' can no longer afford to procrastinate on citizens 'problems.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The minister has been able to initiate change in the decades-old work culture of government employees - sarcastically referred to as 'babus' who don't care too much about being dutiful.
India eNews 2009
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The 'babus' returned the e-mail, saying, 'sir the attachment has several spelling mistakes; hence please ask the petitioner to resubmit'.
India eNews 2009
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She lamented that the Punjabi language continued to be denied its due recognition as an official language of the UT Chandigarh which was settled on the 30,000 acres of land belonging to Punjab after uprooting 28 Punjabi speaking villages of the state but it is miserable that the 'babus' of Chandigarh had accorded the status of second language to English after Hindi.
PunjabNewsline News 2008
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People believe that Indian politicians, civil servants (bureaucrats or babus), rich people have their Swiss accounts and they deposit black money there!
Global Voices in English » Indian Elections ‘09: On the Black Money trail 2009
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As long as these babus rule the country it will never become a “developed” country.
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