Word of the Day (alibi)-17NOV22

Word of the Day (alibi)-17NOV22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is alibi and it is a noun meaning “excuse, pretext, reason, defence, explanation, plea, justification (given to prove something or avoid blame); From Latin, Alibi literally means “somewhere else””.

Example Sentence: The real goal is to provide Qatar’s western allies with an alibi for continuing the support that has been so crucial to the regime’s longevity. It is soft power as the currency that buys hard power, with the entire global football community recruited into the transaction.

Word of the Day (alibi)-17NOV22

This word is present in The Guardian article A game of two halves: how ‘sportswashing’ benefits Qatar and the west and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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