Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “set at naught“ and its meaning is “disregard, defy, refuse, unheed, disdain, despise, ignore; to treat something as unimportant; to treat something as worthless, feel contempt for”.
Example Sentence: In 2014, Parliament by unanimity — mark the word unanimity — backed by State legislatures enacted the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC); it comprised three judges, the Law Minister and two eminent persons to handle the task of appointing judges. By a 4:1 majority, the Supreme Court struck that down, setting at naught the entire legislative will of the country which was trying to reverse a constitutional coup.
This word is present in The Hindu article The Court and the problem with its collegium and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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