"gongman" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "gong + -man",
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          "ref": "1975, Seminar on Motivation, Information, and Communication for Development in African and Asian Countries, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1-9 July, 1974, page 52",
          "text": "The Gongman who usually is a member of the household of the local leader (chief) is responsible for delivering messages from the traditional leader verbally to elders and community leaders in the locality.",
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          "ref": "2009, Richard Dolphin, David Reed, Fundamentals of Corporate Communications, page 147",
          "text": "[…] Africa, where Pratt (1985) remarks that traditional communication channels are 'the gongman, the town crier, the market square and the chief's court'. and corporate communication is practised in both countries.",
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        "A man employed in parts of Africa to disseminate information within a community, usually by means of a gong."
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          "information",
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          "community",
          "community"
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  "etymology_text": "gong + -man",
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