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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Sexism in Parliament: On Azam Khan's remarks in the Lok Sabha"
- Sexism - the belief that men and women should be treated in a different way and are suited to different types of jobs and different positions in society
- Remark - to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought
- Legislature - the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and change laws
- Combat - an attempt to stop something bad or to solve a difficult problem
- The likes of - a person, thing, or group similar in character or quality to the one mentioned
- Pushed through - to cause a plan or suggestion to be officially accepted or put into use
- Scrutiny - the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
- Dissent - a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief
- Nitty-gritty - the basic facts of a situation
- Overshadow - to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy
- Intervention - action taken to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
- Minority - any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group
- Couplet - two lines of poetry next to each other, especially ones that rhyme (= have words with the same sounds) and have the same length and rhythm
- Digress - to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else
- Irony - a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
- Concerning - about
- Quip - a quick, intelligent, and often amusing remark
- Blot - a fault that spoils the appearance or reputation of someone or something
- Veteran - a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
- Controversy - a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people
- Campaign - a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
- Misogynist - a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women
- Amendment - a change or changes made to the words of a text
- Into cold storage - if you put an idea or plan into cold storage or in cold storage, you delay it for a while rather than acting on it as you originally intended
- Thwart - to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
- Stand-in - to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to take that person's place at an event, because they cannot be there
- Overwhelming - very great or very large
- Mere - only / just
- Lip-service - to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it
- Prejudice - an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
- Chauvinistic - believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Ban or regulate? — On India's policy on cryptocurrencies"
- Regulate - to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way
- Cryptocurrency - a digital currency produced by a public network, rather than any government, that uses cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely
- Hardly - certainly not
- Distaste - a dislike of something that you find unpleasant or unacceptable
- Legal tender - the money that can be officially used in a country
- Prominent - very well known and important
- Yo-yo - to move up and down quickly, or to change repeatedly between one level and another
- Blockchain - a system used to make a digital record of all the occasions a cryptocurrency (= a digital currency such as bitcoin) is bought or sold, and that is constantly growing as more blocks are added
- Speculation - the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain
- Defraud - to take something illegally from a person, company, etc., or to prevent someone from having something that is legally theirs by deceiving them
- Wary - careful because you do not completely trust someone or something or are not certain about what you should do
- Advocate - to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
- Thrive - to grow, develop, or be successful
- Realm - an area of interest or activity
- Threat - a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed
- Monetary - relating to the money in a country
- Dispose - to sell an asset, property, or part of a business
- Outright - completely or immediately
- Purview - the limit of someone's responsibility, interest, or activity
- Launder - to move money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally
- Take a cue from - to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you know what you should do
- Fast-paced - happening very quickly
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