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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Impasse ends: on K.M. Joseph's elevation"
- Impasse - a situation in which progress is not possible because none of the people involved are willing to change their opinion or decision
- Elevation - the act of giving someone higher status or a more important position
- Memorandum - a short written report prepared specially for a person or group of people that contains information about a particular matter
- Prevail - to be the strongest influence or element in a situation
- Collegium - a group of officials in charge of an industry or area of activity
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Objection - a statement that shows that you disagree with a plan, or a reason for your disagreement
- Excessive - much more than is reasonable or necessary
- Imbalance - a situation in which the balance between two things is not equal or fair
- Obvious - clear to almost anyone
- Turn down - to not accept an offer or request
- Suspicion - a feeling that someone has done something wrong
- Disfavour - an attitude that shows you do not like or approve of someone or something
- Quash - to use force or violence to stop the political action taken by a group of people
- Vehemently - involving extremely strong feelings or beliefs
- Conduct - behavior
- Split - to (cause to) divide into two or more parts
- Inter se - between or among themselves
- Determine - to control what something will be
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Explicitly - in an extremely clear and direct way, so that there is no doubt what is meant
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Adherence - the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Consistent - not changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities
- Concerning - about a particular subject
- Justification - a reason why something is correct and morally right
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Flashpoint - a situation in which serious problems are likely to develop
- Rule out - to stop considering something as a possibility
- Dispel - to get rid of unpleasant feelings or false beliefs
- Prolonged - continuing for a long time
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Hope in Harare ? — on Mnangagwa's victory"
- Victory - the fact of winning a competition or battle, or an occasion when someone wins
- Confer - to give something such as authority, a legal right, or an honour to someone
- Legitimacy - the fact that something is legal
- Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
- Palpable - if a mood or feeling is palpable, it is so strong that you seem to feel it physically yourself
- Dictatorship - government by someone who takes power by force and does not allow elections
- Veteran - someone who was in the armed forces, especially during a war
- Liberation - the action of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release
- Coup - an occasion when a group of people takes control of a country, usually by means of military force
- Euphoria - a feeling of great happiness that usually lasts for a short time only
- Speculation - ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen
- Transition - the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another
- Sack - to tell someone that they can no longer work at their job
- Mentor - an experienced person who helps someone who has less experience, especially in their job
- Instrumental - involved in an important way in making something happen
- Exile - a situation in which you are forced to live in a foreign country because you cannot live in your own country, usually for political reasons
- Top brass - the people with the highest status in an organization, especially the armed forces
- Teformist - wanting to change and improve society or an institution
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Contrast - a noticeable difference between people or things
- Commonwealth - a group of countries that have the same political or economic interests
- Multilateral - involving three or more groups, especially the governments of three or more countries
- Aspiration - something that you want to achieve, or the wish to achieve something
- Cue - an event, action, or statement that tells someone indirectly that they should do something
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Transparent - open and honest, without secrets
- Stronghold - a place where people fighting an enemy can defend or organize themselves
- Large-scale - involving a large number of people or things, or happening over a large area
- Turnout - the number of voters in an election
- Bloody - covered with or full of blood
- Blame - to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation
- Condemnation - a public statement in which someone criticizes someone or something severely
- Blameless - not responsible for anything bad
- Recklessly - not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions
- Sliver - a small thin piece of something
- Lasting - continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time
- Proxy - a situation, process, or activity to which another situation, etc. is compared, especially in order to calculate how successful or unsuccessful it is
- Face value - the value of a stamp or coin that is shown on the front of it
- Foster - to help something to develop over a period of time
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
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