scheduled tribe
noun [ C ] uk/ˌʃed.juːld ˈtraɪb/ us/ˌskedʒ.uːld ˈtraɪb/
低种姓部落
the official name of a tribe (= a group of people with a shared culture, usually not living in towns and cities) in India that is considered to have a lot of social disadvantages and is therefore given special help by the government
The Indian Constitution of 1950 provided for the notification of scheduled tribes and their protection by special legislation. 1950年的印度宪法确立了低种姓部落以及他们所受的特别法律保护。
In those days the Banjaras were not yet notified as a scheduled tribe. 在那时候，班贾拉种族还没有被宣布为低种姓部落。
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- The states periodically prepare lists of scheduled tribes, and these have to be confirmed by parliament.
- They want lower status as a scheduled tribe to qualify for larger quotas of government jobs and university seats reserved for people further down India's complex social hierarchy.