The Hindu Editorial (Status quo in Turkey) – June 01, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Status quo in Turkey) – June 01, 2023:

status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
term (noun) – period in office; period, time, spell, stint, turn.
right a wrong (phrase) – correct something bad (that you have done).
ride (verb) – be dominated by.
resentment (noun) – disappointment, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure.
the establishment (noun) – the government, the administration, the regime, the authorities, the powers that be.
woes (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
outsider (noun) – nonconformist, rebel, maverick.
Islamist (adjective) – relating to a supporter of Islamic fundamentalism.
Kemalist (noun) – Ataturkist; relating to the founding ideology of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
secularist (noun) – a supporter of a government which is free from religious considerations.
guardian (noun) – protector, defender, custodian, champion.
under one’s thumb (phrase) – under someone’s control.
at (one’s) command (phrase) – If a person “is at one’s command”, he/she is willing to obey or serve someone.
ulema (noun) – (of the Muslim Society) religious leaders with knowledge of religious literature.
hegemonic (adjective) – dominant, commanding, authoritative.
machine (noun) – apparatus, mechanism, tool.
deepening (adjective) – growing, intensifying, increasing.
accusation (noun) – charge, allegation, blame.
backslide (verb) – degenerate, deteriorate, slip, slide, fall off, weaken, regress, retrogress.
reign (noun) – rule.
capitalise on (verb) – take advantage of, use, make use of, benefit from.
run-off (noun) – A runoff election is a second, or follow-up election, in which the top two vote-getters run against each other. Runoff elections occur when no candidate meets a certain threshold of votes to be declared the winner.
ally (noun) – partner, supporter, confederate.
Diyanet (noun) – (in Turkey) Directorate of Religious Affairs.
Imam (noun) – the person who leads prayers in a mosque.
amplify (verb) – increase, raise, intensify, escalate, heighten.
propaganda (noun) – the (deliberate & systemic) spreading of information (facts, ideas, rumours or lies) to influence public opinion.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
mainstream (adjective) – accepted, established, recognized.
back (verb) – support, favour, endorse.
bureaucrat (noun) – officer, administrator, official, functionary, mandarin.
spirited (adjective) – energetic, powerful, strong, dynamic, active, effective.
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
overcome (verb) – defeat, beat, conquer, vanquish.
populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people.
arguably (adverb) – likely, possibly, probably, maybe.
polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
Ottoman Empire (noun) – The Ottoman Empire (1301-1922) was one of the largest and longest, lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam, and Islamic institutions. It was an Islamic kingdom centered in Turkey.
caliphate (noun) – an Islamic state.
secularise (verb) – to remove/disconnect religion out of something.
clergy (noun) – religious leader.
Kemalism (noun) – the founding ideology of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
upend (verb) – overturn, overthrow, topple over, knock down, capsize, cancel; turn something upside down.
amass (verb) – accumulate, collect, gather.
constitution (noun) – body of law; system of rules; regulations, fundamental principles, charter.
executive presidency (noun) – a certain system of government (in some countries) in which, a president exercises active executive power. Executive presidents are active in day-to-day governance of a nation, and are usually popularly elected.
stifle (verb) – constrain, restrain, suppress, prevent, curb, silence, hamper, impede.
dissent (noun) – protest, opposition, disapproval; disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion.
step up (phrasal verb) – increase, intensify; quicken, speed up, accelerate.
kurdish people/Kurds (noun) – the indigenous peoples in a mountainous region of Western Asia (south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia).
polarised (adjective) – separated into opposing two.
battered (adjective) – damaged, spoiled, impaired/ruined.
legacy (noun) – something received from a predecessor or from the past.
mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, damage, tarnish.
authoritarian (adjective) – oppressive, draconian, undemocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian.
mismanagement (noun) – maladministration, misconduct, malpractice, dereliction, mishandling.