Today’s “Word of the Day” is expunge and it is a verb meaning “erase, remove, delete, cancel, eliminate, strike out completely”.
Example Sentence: The booklet listing out unparliamentary words and expressions comes ahead of the Monsoon session beginning July 18… The list of expressions also includes any aspersions (defamation/criticism) made against the Chair in both the houses in either English or Hindi, which shall be considered as unparliamentary and are expunged from the records of Parliament.
This word is present in The Hindu article Monsoon session | Words like ‘ashamed’, ‘abused, ‘betrayed’, ‘corrupt’ to be unparliamentary and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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