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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 1st April 2018 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Air India privatisation: High hopes ?"
- Privatisation - the sale of a business or industry that was owned and managed by the government
- Investor - a person or organization who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage
- In-principle - used for saying that you agree/disagree with something as a result of your moral, religious, or political beliefs
- Offload - to get rid of something that you do not want by giving or selling it to someone else
- Bleeding - used when you are annoyed with something
- Preliminary - coming before the main or most important part of something
- Unveil - to announce something officially that was previously a secret
- Aviation - related to making or flying planes
- Prospective - people who are expected to buy something
- Divest - to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business
- Subsidiary - a company that is owned by a larger company
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Cumulative - developing or increasing gradually as a result of more and more additions
- Offset - to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage
- Refinance - to replace one loan with another one on which you pay less interest
- Liability - legal responsibility for causing damage or injury, or for paying something
- Lucrative - producing much money or making a large profit
- Enthuse - to make someone interested in something or excited by it
- Bureaucrat - someone who is employed to help run an office or government department
- Bugbear - something that keeps annoying or worrying you
- Legacy - something such as a tradition or problem that exists as a result of something that happened in the past
- Rationalise - to make an organization more effective, for example by getting rid of some staff
- Footing - the way in which something operates and the set of conditions that influences it
- Complimentary - a complimentary ticket, book, meal, etc. is given to you for free by a person or organization that normally sells them
- Bolster - to make something stronger or more effective
- Reformist - wanting to change and improve society or an institution
- Ascertain - to find out something
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "No surprises in Egypt’s election"
- Democratic - involving elections in which people vote for their political representatives
- Only in name - something that exists in name only has an official name, but has none of the qualities that you think of when you hear that name
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Oust - to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position
- Landslide - a situation in which a person or political party wins an election by a very big majority
- Backlash - a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
- Upsurge - a sudden increase in something
- Dictatorship - government by someone who takes power by force and does not allow elections
- Ballot - the process of voting secretly to choose a candidate in an election or express an opinion about an issue
- One-horse race - a competition in which one person or horse seems certain to win
- Lone - single / only
- Thrust - to put something somewhere with a quick hard push
- Embarrassment - a feeling of being nervous or ashamed because of what people know or think about you
- Staunch - loyal, and showing strong belief in something or strong support for something
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Charade - an attempt to pretend that a situation is good or satisfactory, when in fact it is not
- Contrary - completely different or opposed to something else
- Transition - the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another
- Nonetheless - despite what has just been said
- Exhortation - an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
- Franchise - the right to vote in elections
- Cynicism - the belief that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest
- Yield - to produce something
- Mass - a large quantity or number
- Protest - a strong complaint or disagreement
- Hardship - (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life
- Repression - the use of force or violence to control people
- Devaluation - an official reduction in the value of a country’s money
- Roll-back - to remove something, or to reduce the influence of something
- Subsidy - an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
- Hefty - large and heavy
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Meanwhile - at the same time
- Stranglehold - strong power over someone or something that prevents them from having any freedom to act
- Controversial - a controversial subject, opinion, or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
- Trial - the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
- Protester - someone who publicly shows their opposition to something such as a law or policy
- Fire-fighting - the activity of trying to solve a serious problem that suddenly happens by reacting quickly and effectively
- Transparency - the state or quality of being clear or thin enough to see through
- Accountability - a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality
- Restoration - the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position
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