No. 23 in Malay
pihak
"Party" or "side" (as in a group, organization, or entity).
In a sentence
Pihak sekolah telah mengambil keputusan untuk memulakan kelas tambahan.
The school administration has decided to start extra classes.
The word 'pihak' refers to an organization or a representative body, in this case, the school administration.
Kami harus berdamai dengan pihak jiran untuk menyelesaikan masalah tersebut.
We need to make peace with the neighbor's side to resolve the issue.
Here, 'pihak' refers to a side or party, specifically the neighbor's side in a disagreement.
Pihak berkuasa sedang menyiasat kejadian itu.
The authorities are investigating the incident.
In this use, 'pihak' denotes authorities or governing bodies.
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