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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 24th February 2019 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Terror timeline: on FATF advisory to Pakistan"
- Timeline - a plan of when something should happen or how much time something should take
- Advisory - for the purpose of giving advice
- Task Force - a group of people chosen to deal with a particular problem or situation
- Mounting - increasing, especially in a way that makes a situation worse
- Lax - not paying enough attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety
- Significantly - by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable
- Watchdog - a person or organization that works to stop people from doing illegal things in a particular area of business or society
- Uncertain - not clearly known or understood
- Convoy - a group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with other vehicles or ships providing protection for them
- Personnel - the people who work for a company or organization, or who are members of a military force
- Pose - to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
- Compliance - the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request
- Black-list - to keep a record of someone you do not approve of and prevent them from making progress in some way
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Sanction - an official order to stop communication, trade, etc with a country that has broken international law
- Downgrade - to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was
- Acute - very serious or severe
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Can ill afford - used for saying that someone should definitely not do something because it will cause problems
- Stern - a stern person, expression, or statement is serious and severe
- Crack down - to start dealing with someone or something much more strictly
- Oblige - to force someone to do something because it is the law, a rule, or a duty
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Weaponry - weapons in general, or all the weapons that a country or army has
- Plenary - a plenary meeting is intended for all the people in a particular group
- Double down - increase one's efforts or focus
- Take over - to take control of something
- Opportunism - the actions of someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way
- Propaganda - information, especially false information, that a government or organization spreads in order to influence people’s opinions and beliefs
- Repercussion - a bad effect that something has, usually lasting for a long time
- Safety net - a plan or system that is designed to protect people or prevent serious problems
- Unregulated - not controlled by a government or other official organization
- Affluent - rich enough to buy things for pleasure
- Promulgate - to make an idea or belief known to as many people as possible
- Ordinance - an official order by a government, king, queen etc
- Repository - a place where large quantities of things are stored or kept safe
- Compensation - money that someone receives because something bad has happened to them
- Victim - someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
- Liquidation - a situation in which a business closes and sells everything it owns in order to pay money that it owes
- Shadow banking - lending and other financial activities conducted by unregulated institutions or under unregulated conditions
- Purview - the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has
- Miscreant - someone who does something wrong or commits a crime
- Swindle - to cheat someone in order to get their money
- Heinous - a heinous act or crime is extremely evil
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Inadequate - not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose
- Commendable - deserving praise or admiration
- Eventually - at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
- Bureaucrat - someone who is employed to help run an office or government department
- Household - the people who live in a house or flat when they are considered as a single unit
- Cahoots - secretly involved with someone in a dishonest activity or plan
- Fraudulent - made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally
- Hard-earned - earned or achieved only after a lot of effort
- Legitimacy - the fact that something is legal
- Dissuade - to persuade someone not to do something
- Due diligence - he process of carefully examining something or someone
- Illicit - an illicit relationship, activity, or situation is one that people do not approve of
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