utusan rakyat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of utusan (“representative”) +‎ rakyat (“people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊtʊsan ˈraʔjat̪̚]

Noun

utusan rakyat (first-person possessive utusan rakyatku, second-person possessive utusan rakyatmu, third-person possessive utusan rakyatnya)

1. delegate
2. (government, politics, dated) people's representative.

   Synonym: wakil rakyat

Further reading

• “utusan rakyat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.