No. 71 in Malay

ketua

"Ketua" means "leader" or "chief" in English.

In a sentence

Ketua pasukan bola sepak kami sangat berpengalaman.
The captain of our football team is very experienced.
In this context, 'ketua' refers to the leader or captain of a sports team.
Ketua kampung itu telah membuat keputusan yang bijak.
The village head has made a wise decision.
Here, 'ketua' is used to denote the head or leader of a village.
Sebagai ketua projek, dia bertanggungjawab atas kejayaannya.
As the project leader, she is responsible for its success.
In this sentence, 'ketua' indicates a managerial or lead role in a professional project context.

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