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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 11th December 2016 (Sunday)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Arrest of a military chief"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "A brutal victory in Aleppo"
- Chief - leader of a group or organization (highest in authority, position, or rank)
- Former - used for describing someone that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Bureau - a government organization
- Sobering - making you feel serious or think about serious matters
- Instance - a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally
- Serving - employed at the present time in a particular organization, especially the armed forces
- Charge - to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
- In connection with something - relating to something
- Alleged - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof
- Irregularity - something that is not correct or acceptable
- Procurement - the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
- Consortium - a group of companies or people with similar interests or aims who have agreed to work together
- Conspiracy - the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
- Accused - someone, who has done something wrong or committed a crime
- Allegation - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
- Emerged - to become known
- Embattled - having a lot of problems or difficulties
- Swiftly - quickly
- Enforcement - the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule
- Evidence - facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime
- Substantially - to a large degree
- Twists and turns - complicated dealings or circumstances
- Overturned - to change a legal decision
- Sentenced - gave a punishment (by a judge in court)
- Scandal - a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
- Accusing - suggesting that you think someone has done something bad
- Middleman - someone who communicates or makes arrangements between two people or groups
- Concrete - real / practical
- Kickback - an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work
- Extensive - covering a large area; having a great range
- Corroborate - to support what someone says by giving information or evidence that agrees with them
- Conviction - the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty
- Ramification - a complicated or unexpected way in which a decision, process, or event affects other things
- Plays out - to develop or end in a particular way
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "A brutal victory in Aleppo"
- Brutal - extremely violent
- Troops - soldiers on duty in a large group
- Rebel - a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force
- Setback - something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
- Regime - a government that controls a country, especially in a strict or unfair way
- Civil war - a war fought between different groups of people within the same country
- Battlefield - a place where a battle (war) is being fought or has been fought in the past
- Recapture - to use force to take control of an area again
- Conflict - an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles
- Broke out - if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts
- Population centre - an area where a lot of people live
- On the brink of something - if something is on the brink of a bad situation, it is likely that the situation will happen soon
- Collapse - to fall down suddenly
- Intervention - the act of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
- Morale - the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation
- Pay a heavy price for something - to experience very bad result of something you have done
- Triumph - a very great success, achievement
- Strategy - a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport etc
- Decisively - to make decisions quickly and confidently
- Priciest - expensive
- Revolution - a situation in which people completely change their government or political system, usually by force
- Backing - support
- Relentless - something bad that is relentless never seems to stop or improve
- Humanitarian - caring about someone who is in a very bad situation or receiving unfair treatment
- Disaster - something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people
- Indiscriminate - not showing careful thought or planning, especially so that harm results
- Scorched - slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat
- Tactic - a planned way of doing something
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Retreat - to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation
- Fleeing - to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
- Bloodshed - killing and violence
- Rechannell - to re-use something for a particular purpose
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