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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 19th August 2018 (Sunday)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Reality check: On simultaneous polls"
- Reality check - to consider the true situation instead of the way you want it to be
- Simultaneous - happening or done at the same time
- Logistics - the practical arrangements that are necessary in order to organize something successfully, especially something involving a lot of people or equipment
- Assessment - the process of making a judgment or forming an opinion, after considering something or someone carefully
- Humongous - extremely large and impressive
- Embark on - to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
- Ambitious - an ambitious plan, aim, or attempt is difficult and will need a lot of effort to succeed
- Venture - a new business or activity
- Rule out - to stop considering something as a possibility
- Framework - a system of rules, laws, agreements etc that establish the way that something operates in business, politics, or society
- Curtailment - to reduce or limit something, especially something good
- Permissible - allowed to be done by a law or rule
- Massive - very large or heavy
- Audit - a careful examination of something
- Alter - to make small changes
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Constitution - a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Pose - to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
- Respectively - used for saying that something happens separately to each of the people or things mentioned in the order in which they were mentioned
- Render - to make someone or something be or become something
- Bracing - shocking or unexpected
- Procurement - the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
- Ought to - used when you have strong reasons for believing or expecting something
- Clamour - to make a loud complaint or demand
- Go without saying (that) - to be completely obvious or true
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Curtail - to reduce or limit something
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Fillip - something that improves a situation or that encourages someone
- The crux (of something) - the most important aspect of something
- Perpetually - always or very often
- Adequate - good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Contention - an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument
- Scattered - spread over a large area
- Expenditure - money spent by a government, organization, or person
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Federalism - the system of giving power to a central authority
- Pose - to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
- Productive - achieving good results
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Curb - to control or limit something
- Excessive - much more than is reasonable or necessary
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "A long campaign: On Indonesia Presidential elections"
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Raise eyebrows - to surprise
- Running mate - someone who takes part in an election for two jobs with another person, and who will get the less important job if they win
- Set the stage - used to mean that conditions have been made right for something to happen
- Backed - supported
- Dictatorship - government by someone who takes power by force and does not allow elections
- Unveil - to announce something officially that was previously a secret
- Road map - a plan or set of instructions that makes it easier for someone to do something
- Boost - to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful
- Inequality - a situation in which people are not equal because some groups have more opportunities, power, money etc than others
- Population - all the people who live in a particular area
- Diverse - very different from each other
- Pluralism - the idea that people can and should live together without fighting, despite differences in race, religion, culture, politics etc
- Term - a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Cleric - a leader of any religion
- Avert - to prevent something bad or harmful from happening
- Alienation - to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group
- Orthodox - accepting and obeying traditional religious beliefs and practices
- Descent - the origin of your parents or other older members of your family
- Ethnic - relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
- Tap into - to understand and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes
- Resentment - an angry unhappy feeling that you have when you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect
- Minority - a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group
- Narrow - to become or make something smaller
- Margin - the amount by which a competition or election is won
- Rival - a person, team, or business that competes with another
- Accusation - a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Face-off - if people or groups face off, they compete or fight with each other
- Gubernatorial - relating to the position of governor
- Incumbent - someone who has an official position
- Succeed - to replace someone in an important or powerful job or position
- Protégé - a young person who receives help or training from an older experienced person
- Hard-fought - fought with a lot of effort, especially against a very determined opponent
- Hardline - strict or extreme in your beliefs or opinions, and not willing to change them
- Accuse - to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime
- Blasphemy - something that is considered offensive to God or someone’s religious beliefs
- Subsequently - after something else happened
- Imprison - to put someone in a prison (jail)
- Exacerbate - to make a problem become worse
- Polarise - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Onus - if the onus is on someone to do something, it is their responsibility or duty to do it
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Contrary - completely different or opposed to something else
- Civility - polite behaviour
- Fledgling - new and without experience
- Optimism - a tendency to be hopeful and to expect that good things will probably happen
- Perhaps - used for saying that you are not certain about something, or that something may or may not be true
- Resist - to stop yourself from doing something that you would very much like to do
- Tilt - to cause something to move into a sloping or uneven position
- Appease - to give your opponents what they want
- Intolerant - not willing to accept behaviour, beliefs, or opinions that are different from your own
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