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Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 11th July 2018 from HERE
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Poll position: on electoral reforms beyond simultaneous elections"
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Perhaps - used for saying that you are not certain about something, or that something may or may not be true
- Fabric - the basic structure of a society or organization
- Impractical - not sensible, or not likely to be effective or successful
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Speak out - to state your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
- In principle - used for saying that something is possible in theory, although it has not yet been tried
- Obvious - clear to almost anyone
- Expenditure - money spent by a government, organization, or person
- Drastically - in a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect
- Dispensation - official permission to do something
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Naysayer - someone who always thinks of reasons to oppose new ideas or solutions to problems
- Fraught with - full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing
- Disseminate - to make something such as information or knowledge available to a lot of people
- Privilege - a special benefit that is available only to a particular person or group
- Regional - relating to or typical of a particular area of a country or the world
- Arguably - used for stating your opinion or belief, especially when you think other people may disagree
- Synchronisation - the operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate
- Curtailment - the action or fact of reducing or restricting something
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Propriety - behaviour that follows accepted social or moral standards
- Subsequent - happening or coming after something else
- Regime - a system or form of government
- Majority - most of the people or things in a group
- Proposal - a plan or suggestion, especially a formal one that a group has to consider
- Constructive - intended to be useful or helpful
- Motion - a formal proposal that people discuss and then vote on in a meeting or debate
- Mid-term - happening in the middle part of a government’s time in power, or in the middle part of a university or school term
- Partially - not completely
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Dissolve - if a group or organization dissolves, or if someone dissolves it, it stops existing
- Prematurely - happening too soon or before the usual time
- Palatable - acceptable
- Invest - to use something such as time or effort for a particular purpose
- Curtail - to reduce or limit something
- Waiver - an official statement or document that says a right, claim, or law can be officially ignored or given up
- Defection - to leave a country, political party, or organization and go to another one
- Pressing - very important and urgent
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Staggered - very surprised and shocked
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Game at Chequers: the Brexit plan"
- Chequers - the official country home of the British prime minister
- Brexit - an exit (= act of leaving) by the United Kingdom from the European Union (short for "British exit")
- Resignation - the act of leaving a job permanently
- Upped - increased
- Stakes - the things that you can gain or lose by taking a risk
- No stranger to something - to have no/a lot of experience of something
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Rebellion - an attempt to remove a government or leader by force
- Upheaval - a sudden or violent change, especially one that affects people’s lives
- Downing Street - the prime minister or the government of the UK
- Hardliner - a member of a group, typically a political group, who adheres uncompromisingly to a set of ideas or policies
- Colleague - someone who works in the same organization or department as you
- Deputy - someone whose job is the second most important in a department or organization, and who takes the responsibilities of the most important person in some situations
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Pursuing - to follow a course of activity
- Insisting - to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done
- Bickering - to argue about things that are not important
- Mitigate - to reduce the harmful effects of something
- Harmonise - to make laws or policies similar to those of a different country, organization etc
- Tariff - a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Mutual - felt or done in the same way by each of two or more people
- Stability - a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- Alignment - the organization of activities or systems so that they match or fit well together
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Interpret - to understand an action, situation etc in a particular way
- Arbitration - the official process of trying to settle a disagreement between two people or groups by considering all the facts and opinions
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Perhaps - used for saying that you are not certain about something, or that something may or may not be true
- Controversially - used for saying that people disagree about the thing you are talking about or do not approve of it
- Nurse - to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people
- Ambition - something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve
- Colony - a country that is controlled by another country
- Comply with - to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do
- Formulate - to develop a plan, system, or proposal carefully, thinking about all of its details
- Spate of - a large number of things of the same type, usually bad things, that suddenly happen in a very short period of time
- Criticise - to say what you think is wrong or bad about something
- High-profile - often seen in public, mentioned in newspapers, or appearing on television
- Tory - someone who supports or is a member of the Conservative Party in the UK
- Backbencher - an ordinary member of the British Parliament who does not have a senior position
- Enthusiastic - very interested in something or excited by it
- Vote of no-confidence - a voting process in which people show that they do not support a person or group in power
- Unlikely - not likely to happen
- Fallout - the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Boost - to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful
- Dramatically - in a sudden and surprising way that is easy to notice
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