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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Assembly election results: U.P. and away"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "End of a chapter"
- UP and away - up into the air
- Landslide - a situation in which a person or political party wins an election by a very big majority
- Interpret - to understand an action, situation etc in a particular way
- Endorsement - an occasion when someone gives official or public support to a particular person or thing
- Denominational - relating to a particular religious group
- Populous - a populous nation, city, area etc has many people living in it
- Diverse - very different from each other
- Witnessed - to see / experience something
- Clutch of - a small group of
- Marshalled - to bring people or things together and organize them so that they can be used in an effective way
- Sundry - sundry things or people are all different from each other and cannot be described as a group
- Sweep - to win something easily
- Magnitude - great size, importance, or effect
- Rival - a person, team, or business that competes with another
- For instance - for example
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- Demonetisation - to officially stop using particular notes or coins, or a particular currency
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Fading - to become less famous or less important
- Turned out - to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result
- Eerily - making you feel afraid
- Tap into something - to understand and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes
- Disgruntlement - unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something
- Forged - to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics, with another country, organization, or person
- Debacle - something that fails completely in an embarrassing way
- Tactical - a tactical action is one that you do as part of a plan for achieving what you want
- Revolting - to say that you will not accept someone’s authority or leadership
- Patriarch - the oldest man in a family or organization, who is respected because of this
- Incumbent - someone who has an official position
- Electorate - all the people who are allowed to vote in an election
- Patronage - help or money that is given to a person or organization
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Abstract - existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
- Coalition - a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together
- Expediency - the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Ambivalent - feeling two different things about someone or something at the same time, for example that you like them and dislike them
- Majoritarianism - the fact that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is being more powerful or important
- Divisive - likely to cause arguments between people
- Adhere to something - to continue to obey a rule or have a belief
- Escalation - the process of becoming greater or more serious, or a particular situation when this happens
- Denominational - relating to a particular religious group
- Subvert - to attack or harm a government or established system of law, politics etc
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "End of a chapter"
- Mobilisation - the action of a country or its government preparing and organizing troops for active service
- Enforce - to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by people
- Accountability - a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality
- High and mighty - talking or behaving as if you think you are better or more important than other people
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Upholding - if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
- Impeach - to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
- Herald - a sign that something is going to happen soon
- Unthinkable - impossible to imagine
- Significantly - by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable
- Overwhelming - much larger, stronger, more important etc than anything else in a situation
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Immunity - a situation in which someone is not affected by something such as a law because they have a special job or position
- Proceeding - the actions taken, usually in court, to settle a legal matter
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Complicit - involved in or knowing about something bad that happens
- Nefarious - evil, or dishonest
- Confidante - a woman who you trust and can discuss your secrets and private feelings with
- Accusation - a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
- Solicit - to ask someone for something such as money or support
- Dodgy - dishonest, criminal, or not reliable
- Questionable - probably not good, honest, or worth admiring
- Protest - something such as a meeting or public statement by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law etc
- Influence-peddling - the use of position or political influence on someone's behalf in exchange for money or favours
- Scandal - a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
- Polarising - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Autocratic - ruling with complete power
- Whimsical - made or done for fun, not seriously
- Fierce - involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate
- Smear - to try to damage someone’s reputation by telling lies about them
- Provocative - intended to start arguments between people or to make people angry or upset
- Escalating - to make a worse situation more serious
- Retaliated - to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
- Boycott - to not take part in an event, or to not buy or use something as a protest
- Detractor - someone who publicly criticizes someone or something
- Intergenerational - relating to more than one generation (=group of people who were born at about the same time)
- Harbour - to think about or feel something, usually over a long period
- Moderniser - the person who makes something more modern
- Dictator - someone who uses force to take and keep power in a country
- Authoritarian - controlling everything and forcing people to obey strict rules and laws
- Consolidation - to become, or cause something to become more stronger
- Chaebol - one of the several large, powerful groups of companies in South Korea that are involved in various different types of business
- Conglomerate - a large business organization formed when several different businesses join together
- Patronage - help or money that is given to a person or organization
- Ascendency - a position of power, strength, or success
- Cosy - comfortable / making you feel relaxed
- Untenable - impossible to continue because of serious problems, opposition, or criticism
- Institutionalised - to give something a formal or official structure
- Tycoon - a rich and powerful person who is involved in business or industry
- Assertion - a definite statement or claim that something is true
- Emulation - to pretend to be someone else
- Elsewhere - in or to another place or other places
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