The Hindu Editorial (Discipline and discussion) – Feb 22, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Discipline and discussion) – Feb 22, 2023

1. directive (noun) – instruction, order, notice, direction, guidance.
2. privilege (noun) – advantage, right, benefit, prerogative, entitlement.
3. Privileges Committee (noun) – committee of privileges collectively and members of each House individually enjoy certain rights, privileges and immunities without which they cannot perform their functions efficiently and effectively. The object of parliamentary privilege is to safeguard the freedom, the authority and the dignity of Parliament.
4. forum (noun) – place, avenue, medium, apparatus.
5. answerable (adjective) – responsible, accountable, liable.
6. direct (verb) – instruct, tell, order, command.
7. head (verb) – lead, be at the head of, be in charge of.
8. disorderly conduct (noun) – bad behaviour, misconduct, badness, disobedience, mischief, mischievousness, delinquency.
9. led past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
10. adjournment (noun) – suspension, discontinuation, postponement, rescheduling.
11. leg (noun) – part, stage, phase.
12. address (noun) – formal speech.
13. Sansad Television (noun) – Sansad Television is the Parliamentary channel of India. It was created in 2021 by merging Lok Sabha Television and Rajya Sabha Television.
14. proceeding (noun) – course of action, operation, process, procedure.
15. black out (phrasal verb) – censor, cover up, hide, obscure, suppress, redact.
16. pan (verb) – (of a camera) move, turn.
17. act on (phrasal verb) – take action according to something.
18. allegedly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
19. cry foul (phrase) – to protest against/complain about something done by someone is wrong (or) not fair.
20. due (adjective) – proper, correct, suitable, appropriate.
21. serve notice (phrase) – to give formal warning, to make known; to officially give a (legal) notice to. 
22. interject (verb) – interrupt, intervene, break in, remark, comment.
23. Motion of Thanks (noun) – A Motion of Thanks is moved in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after the President’s address by an MP of the ruling party, following which it is debated in both the Houses. After the Opposition gives its opinion on the President’s speech, the Prime Minister gives his replies to the concerns raised by the former.
24. Chair (noun) – Chairman; the person in charge. The vice president of India (currently, Jagdeep Dhankhar) is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions.
25. direction (noun) – instruction, order, command, recommendation.
26. authenticate (verb) – confirm, validate, endorse.
27. point out (phrasal verb) – identify, draw attention to, indicate, specify, mention.
28. inversion (noun) – reversal, contrary, reverse.
29. carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, implement, execute, discharge, bring about.
30. floor (noun) – The Floor of the House refers to the main Chamber in each House. (A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings).
31. expunge (verb) – erase, remove, delete.
32. platform (noun) –  forum, medium, channel, venue.
33. the Council of Ministers (noun) – the supreme executive organ in a government.  The term is usually equivalent to the word “cabinet”.
34. norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
35. evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance.
36. objective (noun) – purpose, object, goal, aim.
37. travesty (noun) – misrepresentation, distortion/perversion, poor imitation.
38. penalise (verb) – punish, discipline, mete out punishment to.
39. seek (verb) – request, ask for, appeal for.
40. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
41. in turn (phrase) – in succession, successively, sequentially.
42. obfuscate (verb) – confuse, complicate, make unclear.
43. custody (noun) – guardianship, charge, responsibility, protection. 
44. authenticity (noun) – reliability, dependability, trustworthiness.
45. lack (noun) – absence, unavailability, deficiency, shortage.
46. assumption (noun) – supposition, speculation, belief, thought, impression, proposition.
47. express (verb) – communicate, articulate, voice, indicate, show, display, prove.
48. strange (adjective) – weird, eccentric, odd, peculiar, funny, bizarre, unusual, abnormal.
49. allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
50. interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
51. at the cost of (phrase) – at the loss of.
52. suspension (noun) – exclusion, debarment, removal, elimination, rejection, expulsion, ejection.
53. in the name of (phrase) – for the sake of, at the behest of; on behalf of.
54. discipline (noun) –  strictness, regulation, authority.
55. take place (phrase) – happen, occur, transpire.

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