The Hindu Editorial (Fresh openings) – Sep 07, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Fresh openings) – Sep 07, 2024:

(Legislative) Assembly (noun) – Assembly/Vidhan Sabha; a legislative body in the states and union territories of India.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
enthuse (verb) – motivate, spur/stimulate, encourage.
era (noun) – epoch, period, time.
embattled (adjective) – (relating to something) troubled by problems or difficulties.
on the horizon (phrase) – imminent, impending, approaching, coming, on the way, forthcoming, about to happen, in the wings, on the cards, in the pipeline/offing, just around the corner
erstwhile (adjective) – old, previous, former, then.
statehood (noun) – the condition of being an independent state.
Article 370 of the Constitution of India (noun) – It had “temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir” which gave special powers to the state. The article allowed the state a certain amount of autonomy – its own constitution, a separate flag and freedom to make laws. Foreign affairs, defence and communications remained the preserve (domain) of the central government. It also allowed Jammu and Kashmir to make its own rules relating to permanent residency, ownership of property and fundamental rights. It did also bar Indians from outside the state from purchasing property or settling there.
actor (noun) – participants (in an action).
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
momentum (noun) – driving power, impulse, thrust, energy, strength, impetus.
gain momentum (phrase) – accelerate, pick up, speed up, gather speed, increase speed, accelerating.
restoration (noun) – bringing back, reinstitution, reinstallation, re-establishment, revival.
sympathiser (noun) – supporter, well wisher.
separatism (noun) – dissension, nonconformity, dissent/faction.
vow (verb) – promise, guarantee, pledge, give one’s word, give assurance.
there is no going back (phrase) – used to say that once you have done or decided something, it cannot be changed/undone.
walk a tightrope (phrase) – to deal with a difficult situation in which a very small error could have very bad outcomes.
reference (noun) – mention, remark, comment.
besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
mainstream (adjective) – popular, established, well-known, prominent, famous.
classify (verb) – consider, describe, term, categorize, call, label, name.
field (verb) – nominate, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election.
leap (noun) – upswing, upturn, elevation, surge, upsurge; a sudden abrupt change or transition
align with (phrasal verb) – agree with, associate; come together.
separatist (adjective) – extremist, radical, rebel, insurgent, dissident, nonconformist, sectarian, dissenting, sectarian, renegade, schismatic.
outfit (noun) – organization, group.
separatist (noun) – extremist, radical, rebel, insurgent, dissident, protester, secessionist, nonconformist, sectarian.
try one’s luck (phrase) – try to do something with the hope that you will succeed; speculate, bet on.
potentially (adverb) – likely, possibly, probably.
open (verb) – make (something) present, available, or accessible.
avenue (noun) – method, way, direction, route, approach, course of action.
long-standing (adjective) – enduring, long-lasting, continuing, long-lived, perpetual, perennial, steady, permanent, lasting.
pledge (verb) – promise, guarantee, vow, give one’s word, give assurance.
reverse (verb) – cancel, revoke, repeal, quash, overrule, override, invalidate, nullify, abrogate, annul, abolish.
measure (noun) – action, step, move, procedure.
revoke (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal, quash, overrule, override, invalidate, nullify, abrogate, annul, abolish.
Public Safety Act (PSA) (noun) – The Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, of Jammu & Kashmir is an administrative detention law that allows detention of any individual for up to two years without a trial or charge. The Public Safety Act allows for the arrest and detention of people without a warrant, specific charges, and often for an unspecified period of time.
ally (noun) – partner.
outsider (noun) – non-native, migrant, settler.
base (noun) – a group of people considered as supporting an organization/party.
plain (noun) – a large, flat area of land.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
Valley (noun) – a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it.
agitation (noun) – (public) protest.
in-charge (noun) – he person who is having control of or responsibility for (something); person in-charge, head, chief.
at any rate (phrase) – in any case, anyhow, anyway, nevertheless, regardless, whatever happens.
set (adjective) – ready, prepared, organized, equipped.
seize (verb) – take, capture (suddenly); take (an opportunity) eagerly.
seize the opportunity (phrase) – take advantage of.
prosperous (adjective) – prospering, flourishing, burgeoning, thriving, booming, buoyant, successful.