The Hindu Editorial (Winning trust) – Feb 08, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Winning trust) – Feb 08, 2024:

confidence motion/trust vote (noun) – a confidence motion, or a vote of confidence, or a trust vote, is sought by the government in power on the floor of the House in order to prove the majority.
storm (noun) – trouble, disturbance, controversy.
ally (noun) – partner, supporter, friend, confidant.
viable (adjective) – workable, feasible, practicable, operational, possible, manageable.
a way out (noun) – a method of dealing with a problem; solution.
ordeal (noun) – unpleasant experience, misery, trouble, nightmare.
nominate (verb) – field, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election.
convincing (adjective) – clear, decisive, conclusive, impressive, emphatic, resounding.
weather the storm (phrase) – to handle a very difficult situation without much hurt/damage.
charge (noun) – accusation, allegation, indictment.
predominantly (adverb) – mainly, mostly.
wrest (verb) – seize, take, win; grab or take (by force/effort); snatch, pull, usurp.
credit (noun) – publicly acknowledge someone’s role in something; praise, admiration, recognition, acclamation, appreciation.
to one’s credit (phrase) – used to mention that someone deserves praise/admiration.
sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
elevate (verb) – promote, prefer, give promotion to, upgrade, improve the position of, move up the ladder.
play a role or play a part (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
bifurcation (noun) – division of something into two branches or parts.
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
duress (noun) – compulsion, force, pressure, coercion, threat.
impression (noun) – feeling, idea, thought, apprehension, opinion, conviction.
proxy (noun) – representative; deputy, substitute. (proxy war means war through a representative/agent).
in a way (phrase) – to a certain extent/level/stage.
buck the trend (phrase) – go against the trend; move in the opposite direction; to have an opposing opinion from the majority.
tend (verb) – be biased, incline, gravitate, favour, have/show a tendency.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
evolve (verb) – develop gradually.
cadre-based (adjective) – based on members of a (political) group.
ideology (noun) – beliefs, ideas/opinions, principles.
ideology-driven (adjective) – controlled by an ideology.
catapult (verb) – propel, launch, send, loft; elevate, promote.
helm (noun) – in charge, in command, in authority, position.
governance (noun) – the act of governing something; administration.
movement (noun) – a group of people working together to promote their shared political & social principles.
rift (noun) – disagreement, dispute, conflict.
candidature (noun) – candidacy, nomination; selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal.
unedifying (adjective) – distasteful; unpleasant, undesirable (public event).
sight (noun) – view, glimpse, seeing.
suggest (verb) – indicate, demonstrate, point to, imply.
alliance (noun) – association, union, bloc, partnership.
ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas (ideology).
leaning (noun) – inclination, tendency, preference, disposition, attraction, appetite.
act as (verb) – function as.
glue (noun) – adhesive/ joining substance.
flock (noun) – a large number of people; crowd.
phenomenon (noun) – situation, circumstance, event, incident, happening.
welcome (verb) – appreciate, accept, be pleased by.
circumstances (noun) – conditions, situations, context.
give up (phrasal verb) – resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, renounce, leave (a job/position)”.
purported (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, alleged, reported, ostensible.
law enforcement agencies (noun) – a government agency responsible for enforcing the law. For example – Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and etc.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun) – Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).
tool (noun) – instrument; puppet, pawn.
browbeat (verb) – frighten, threaten, scare, intimidate, unnerve, terrify, overawe, bully.
cause for pause (phrase) – used to refer to something that is surprising, important, or requires one to take a moment to give thought to the consequences.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc.
regardless of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, in spite of, nevertheless, in any case.
subject to (adjective) – conditional on, contingent on, dependent on, depending on, controlled by.
vagary (noun) – peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability.
outcome (noun) – conclusion, development, result, aftermath, consequence, implication.
development (noun) – evolution; turn of events, incident, occurrence, happening.
reorient (verb) – change the focus on.
mineral-rich (adjective) – having minerals abundantly/hugely.
materially (adverb) – fundamentally, seriously, considerably, substantially.