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House of Chiefs (Fiji)
The term House of Chiefs is a collective term used to refer to the Fijian nobility, which consists of about seventy chiefs of various ranks. It is not a formal political body and should not be confused with the former Great Council of Chiefs, which was a political body with a prescribed constitutional role. The membership of the two bodies did, however, overlap to a great extent.
== The social hierarchy ==
Fijian society is traditionally very stratified. A hierarchy of chiefs presides over villages ''(koro),'' sub-districts ''(tikina vou),'' districts ''(tikina cokavata),'' and provinces ''(yasana).'' These administrative divisions generally correspond roughly with the social units of the extended family ''(tokatoka),'' clan ''(mataqali),'' tribe ''(yavusa),'' and land ''(vanua).'' Each mataqali is presided over by a chief, styled ''Ratu'' if male or ''Adi'' (pronounced ''Ahn-di)'' if female. Chiefs presiding over units above the mataqali have other, more prestigious titles, although they, too, are typically addressed and referred to as ''Ratu'' or ''Adi,'' although there are regional variations. In Rewa, ''Ro'' is used instead of ''Ratu'' and ''Adi,'' while in the Lau Islands ''Roko'' is used. In Kadavu Group and in the west of Fiji, ''Bulou'' substitutes for ''Adi.'' The method of appointing chiefs is not uniform, although the position is generally held for life (with some exceptions) and there is a hereditary element, although the son of a chief does not automatically succeed to the position on his father's death. A chief may hold more than one title, just as a peer may in the United Kingdom; the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, for example, was both ''Tui Nayau'' and ''Tui Lau''.
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