No. 617 in Indonesian
dewan
Council or assembly.
In a sentence
Dewan pengurus sedang mengadakan rapat penting.
The board of directors is holding an important meeting.
In this sentence, 'dewan' refers to the 'board' as a group of people in charge of making decisions for an organization.
Saya diundang untuk menghadiri sidang dewan kota minggu depan.
I am invited to attend the city council meeting next week.
Here, 'dewan' is used to denote the 'council', specifically referring to a governing or advisory body for a city.
Ruangan ini sering digunakan untuk rapat dewan perusahaan.
This room is often used for company board meetings.
The word 'dewan' in this case points to the 'board' of a company, indicating an organizational entity responsible for management or oversight.
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