The Hindu Editorial (Morality and majority) – May 12, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Morality and majority) – May 12, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Morality and majority) – May 12, 2023:

morality (noun) – ethics, rights and wrongs, correctness/propriety.
imbroglio (noun) – confused/complicated situation; difficulty/predicament.
indictment (noun) – a formal written accusation made by a grand jury and filed in court, alleging that a specific person has committed a specific crime; charge, accusation, allegation.
regime (noun) – government.
litigation (noun) – trial, inquiry, legal case, legal proceeding .
development (noun) – turn of events, occurrence, happening.
underscore (verb) – highlight, underline, emphasize, stress, draw attention to.
breach (noun) – violation, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
Constitution Bench (noun) – a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon. (Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).
Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
objective (adjective) – factual, actual, real, genuine, verifiable, demonstrable, provable, empirical, reasonable.
nevertheless (adverb) – anyways, anyhow, however; in any case, regardless, notwithstanding.
floor test (noun) – a floor test is primarily taken to know whether the executive enjoys the confidence of the legislature. It is a constitutional mechanism under which a Chief Minister appointed by the governor can be asked to prove majority on the floor of the Legislative Assembly.
extraneous (adjective) – external, outside, pointless, inappropriate, irrelevant, immaterial.
quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal, revoke, override, overrule, take back.
acknowledge (verb) – accept, recognize, realize.
circumstances (noun) – conditions, situations, surroundings.
on the eve of (phrase) – the evening before, the night before or the day before (an important event).
go on (phrasal verb) – continue, carry on, proceed,
interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
interim order (noun) – a temporary court order (issued by a court during the pendency of the case, when the final order is yet to be passed).
seek (verb) – request, ask for, appeal for.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
ample (adjective) – enough, sufficient, adequate.
dissident (noun) – dissenter, protester, disputant, separatist, sectarian, nonconformist.
manoeuvre (noun) – activity, plan/operation, stratagem, tactic (carefully planned).
threat (noun) – warning, riskiness, intimidation.
in effect (noun) – in reality, in fact, essentially, practically,
toppling (noun) – removal, fall/collapse, unseating, overthrow, ousting.
topple (verb) – remove, overthrow, oust, unseat, bring down.
faction (noun) – a group of people acting together within a larger group.
of the essence (phrase) – vital, important, critical, crucial, compulsory.
flock (noun) – a large number of people; crowd.
rope in (verb) – to persuade somebody to join in an activity or to help to do something, even when they do not want to.
defector (noun) – a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right.
besides (preposition) – except, except for, apart from, other than; moreover, furthermore.
whip (noun) – a member of a political party who is in charge of providing that written notice is called as “Whip”. (it also means that “a written notice provided by the party (Whip) to their members in in Parliament/Legislative Assembly to vote to support the act/policy”).
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
legislature (noun) – law-making body or governing body; parliament, congress, council, assembly.
have a bearing on (phrase) – have a relevance, relation or connection to something; have an influence, impact or effect on something.
bearing (noun) – relevance, connection, relation, significance/importance.
binding (adjective) – conclusive, required, essential, imperative, unalterable; obligatory, mandatory, necessary.
legislator (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative.
in the event of (phrase) – if something happens.
hold (verb) – (of a court) decide, rule.
adjudicate (verb) – adjudge, judge, decide, settle, resolve.
Anti-defection law (noun) – The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment in 1985. The grounds of disqualification are specified in Paragraph 2 of the 10th Schedule. A member would incur a disqualification under paragraph 2 (1) (a) when he “voluntarily gives up his membership of a party” and under 2 (1) (b) when he/she votes (or abstains from voting) contrary to the directive issued by the party.
welcome (adjective) – pleasing, agreeable, heartening, promising, much needed.
incur (verb) – become/be subject to, experience, suffer, sustain, attract
frivolous (adjective) – relating to something which is having no serious, sensible, useful purpose or value and it will also be a waste of time; valueless, insignificant, silly.
petition (noun) – plea, appeal, urgent/earnest request, entreaty.
ward off (verb) – avoid, evade, dodge, prevent, oppose, resist.
claim (verb) – assert, declare, state, argue, affirm.
domain (noun) – arena, sphere, realm, field, territory, area; an area/field of activity.
coalition (noun) – association, alliance, union, partnership.