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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 15th July 2018 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A welcome move: On India's net neutrality regulations"
- Neutrality - the state of not supporting either side in a war, disagreement etc
- Regulation - an official rule that controls the way that things are done
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Secure - to get or achieve something important
- Regulatory - a regulatory organization or company controls an activity, process, or industry
- Endorse - to express support for someone or something, especially in public
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Emerging - just beginning to exist or be noticed
- Protocol - a set of rules for the correct way to behave on formal occasions
- Exempt - allowed to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment
- Discriminatory - treating a particular group of people unfairly because of their religion, race, or other personal features
- Bar - an order stating that something is not allowed
- Differential - an amount of difference between things that are compared
- Proviso - the chance to change a decision or an agreement if a situation changes
- Democratise - to change the way of running a government or organization so that the people in it are more equal and can share in making decisions
- Undergird - to secure underneath; to strengthen, support, hold
- Pioneer - one of the first people to do something important that is later continued and developed by other people
- Consistently - in the same way and without changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities
- Maintain - to continue to say that something is true, even if other people do not believe you
- Protocol - a set of rules that controls the ways in which data is sent between computers
- Erect - to create a system or theory
- Seamless - happening without any sudden changes, interruption, or difficulty
- Upheld - if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
- In contrast - used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first
- Repeal - to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- Ostensibly - used for saying that although someone pretends to have one reason for something, there is in fact another reason
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Handful - a very small number of people or things
- Egalitarian supporting a social system in which everyone has equal status and the same money and opportunities
- Redundant - not needed
- Misleading - intended or likely to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true
- For instance - for example
- Steep - a steep increase or fall in something is sudden and very big
- Thrive - to become very successful, happy, or healthy
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Transatlantic rift: on Trump and NATO"
- Transatlantic - between countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
- Rift - a disagreement between two people or groups
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Summit - a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries
- Treaty - an official written agreement between two or more countries
- Widening - increasing
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Imposition - the introduction of something such as a new law or a new system
- Trade - the activities of buying and selling goods or services
- Tariff - a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
- Expenditure - money spent by a government, organization, or person
- Potential - possible or likely in the future
- Denigration - criticism of someone or something in a way that shows you think they have no value at all
- Disregard - the attitude of someone who does not respect something or consider it important
- Diplomatic - relating to the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
- Nicety - a way of behaving that people consider to be correct
- Persistent - continuing to do something in a determined way
- Defence - the system of weapons, equipment, and people that is used to protect a country
- Via - using a particular method or person to send or deliver something
- Despatch - to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose
- Offensive - unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed
- Latitude - freedom to use your own methods and judgment in doing something
- Incongruity - the quality of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation and therefore appearing to be strange
- Surplus - more of something than is necessary
- Diatribe - a speech or piece of writing that angrily attacks someone or something
- Divisive - likely to cause arguments between people
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Pose - to present a difficult or dangerous situation
- Ambition - something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve
- Chancellor - the leader of the government in some countries, for example Germany and Austria
- Deflect - to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from yourself towards someone else
- Criticism - comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
- Proximity - how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or time
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Notwithstanding - despite something
- Claim - to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof
- Annexation - to take control of a country or region by force
- Initiative - a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
- Predecessor - the person who had a job or official position before someone else
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Imbalance - a situation in which the balance between two things is not equal or fair
- Ally - a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war
- Bargaining chip - something that you can use to persuade someone to give you what you want
- Conversely - used for introducing a sentence, or part of a sentence, which says something that is the opposite of the other part
- Exploit - to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself
- Bolster - to make something stronger or more effective
- 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
- Offensive - the planned attack
- Emphasise - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Communiqué - an official statement, especially to newspapers, radio, or television
- Reiterate - to say something again, once or several times
- Resolve - to make a decision formally or with determination
- Impatient - wanting something to happen as soon as possible
- Spelling out - to explain something in a very clear way with details
- Agenda - a list of aims or possible future achievements
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