Mantri

Mantri (Sanskrit: मन्त्री) is a word of Sanskrit origin (meaning sage, i.e. the "person who thinks and says" in that language, cf. Mantra), and it is used for a variety of public offices, from fairly humble to ministerial in rank. The term was used in various Asian cultures and eventually was used by early European traders. The term also forms part of a number of compounds. It is the root of the English word mandarin, for a bureaucrat of the Chinese empire (though the word was never used by the Chinese themselves).

These are just a few examples of the use of this root in various political systems

Indian/Nepali tradition

India

Nepal

South East Asia

Malaysia

Brunei

Mentri (or Mantri): ministerial rank below vizier.

Indonesia

Cambodia

In Cambodia, the Sanskrit title was often corrupted; e.g. Udarma Mantri to Udom Montrey

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