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  1. In Lebanon, a political leader, originally
  2. the holder of a feudal office. The office is
  3. largely hereditary; an example is the
  4. Jumblatt family, traditional leaders of the
  5. Druse party. The pattern of Lebanese politics
  6. has been that individual za'ims, rather than
  7. parties or even government ministers, wield
  8. effective power.
  9.