The Hindu Editorial (Travesty in Chandigarh) – Feb 07, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Travesty in Chandigarh) – Feb 07, 2024:

travesty (noun) – a false representation of something; misrepresentation, distortion, perversion, poor imitation, caricature, farce, joke, mockery, parody, sham; (Travesty is derived from the French travesti, which means “dressed in a disguise.”).
manipulate (verb) – falsify, alter, change, rig, misrepresent, tamper with.
grave (adjective) – crucial, critical, important, significant, serious.
implications (noun) – consequence/outcome, ramification, repercussion.
stinging (adjective) – (of criticism) harsh, bitter, nasty, hurtful, biting, venomous/poisonous..
suspicion (noun) – mistrust, distrust, doubt, qualm, mistrust, misgiving, apprehension, lack of faith/confidence/trust.
manipulation (noun) – falsification, rigging, misrepresentation, distortion, exploitation, deception, trickery.
footage (noun) – a part of video that’s been shot or recorded or videographed.
appalling (adjective) – shocking, horrific, horrible, terrible, awful, shameful, pathetic, sickening.
presiding officer (noun) – the officer in charge of a polling station during elections.
deface (verb) – damage, impair, spoil, disfigure, vandalise, disfigure intentionally.
ballot (noun) – the piece of paper used to record a vote; vote, poll.
term (verb) – call, name, describe as.
mockery (noun) – insulting/absurd imitation of something; a false representation of something; travesty, farce, poor imitation, poor substitute.
call (verb) – predict the result of an election.
in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approve of.
cast (verb) – vote, register, record, enter (a vote).
held past and past participle of hold (verb) – conduct, preside over, organize.
direction (noun) – order, command, instruction.
due (adjective) – expected, awaited, anticipated, scheduled for.
defer (verb) – put back, hold off, postpone, delay, suspend, shelve, mothball.
at the last minute (phrase) – the last possible time before something (event).
disclose (verb) – communicate, reveal, report, make known.
wing (noun) – group, arm, section.
functionary (noun) – official, office-bearer, office-holder, administrator.
fall ill (phrase) – become ill, fall sick, be taken sick, be suffering from.
thanks to (phrase) – because of, on account of, owing to.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; stepping in, involvement, interference.
advance (verb) – change the date of (an event) in order to happen earlier than scheduled; move forward, bring forward.
allege (verb) – state, indicate, profess, argue, contend, claim, charge, accuse.
put off (phrasal verb) – postpone, delay, defer, put back, reschedule, shelve.
set (verb) – be situated in a specified position; put into a specified state.
comparatively (adverb) – relatively, fairly, reasonably, satisfactorily.
a show of hands (phrase) – a vote taken by counting the raised hands of people.
preference (noun) – choice, selection, favourite.
cross-voting (noun) – voting for an opposition candidate/political party against one’s own party.
dubious (noun) – suspicious, questionable, doubtful.
preside over (phrasal verb) – to be in charge of something (e.g. a polling station during elections).
presumably (adverb) – supposedly, apparently, probably, undoubtedly, evidently, seemingly, reportedly, ostensibly.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
Registrar-General (noun) – In the judicial forum, Registrar-General manage both administrative and judicial sides in departments under the authority of the president/chairman of the tribunals and chief justices of the high courts and supreme courts. His/Her responsibility and duties include 1) to act as the Spokes-person for the High Court and coordinate between the High Court and the State/Central Governments in administrative affairs and others.
development (noun) – evolution; turn of events, incident, occurrence, happening.
brazenly (adverb) – blatantly, clearly, fragrantly, unashamedly, shamelessly.
rig (verb) – manipulate/conduct something fraudulently, particularly elections; falsify, fake, forge, distort, pervert, tamper with, tinker with.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
consecutive (adjective) – subsequent, successive, continuous.
safeguard (noun) – protection, precaution, safety measure.
in the interest of (phrase) – for the advantage/benefit of.
in the interest of justice (noun) – in order to make something (a situation or system) fair & impartial; for the sake of even-handedness and completeness; to the cause of fairness and equity.