The Hindu Editorial (Subverting the mandate) – Jul 24, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial Subverting the mandate) – Jul 24, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Subverting the mandate) – Jul 24, 2023:

subvert (verb) – undermine, weaken, sabotage, damage, demolish, disrupt.
mandate (noun) – approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).
establishment (noun) – a powerful group within a specified area of activity.
the establishment (noun) – the government, the administration, the regime, the authorities, the powers that be.
popular (adjective) – public, societal.
popular vote (noun) – the popular vote is simply the total votes cast for each candidate/party across the whole of the country. The candidate/party with the most votes across the nation is said to have won the popular vote.
risk (verb) – take a chance with, put at risk; imperil, jeopardize.
turmoil (noun) – disorder, turbulence, confusion, trouble, chaos.
conservative (adjective) – rightist, right-wing, reactionary, traditionalist.
wrest (verb) – grab or take (by force/effort); seize, snatch, pull, usurp.
reformist (adjective) – providing support to gradual reform (in political or social situations); liberal, reforming, progressive, forward-looking.
pro- (prefix) – supporting.
poorly (adverb) – badly, awfully, dismally, terribly.
go after (phrasal verb) – pursue, follow, chase someone (so as to catch).
architect (noun) – mastermind; originator, founder, planner
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.
cycle (noun) – series, succession, sequence.
coup (noun) – a sudden and violent regime change, seizure of power, (illegal) takeover of power.
scrap (verb) – remove, abolish, quash, eliminate, discontinue, cancel, abandon, drop, stop, do away with, get rid of.
constitution (noun) – the rule book for a country; body of law, system of laws/rules, fundamental principals.
lèse-majesté (noun) – a French term meaning “to do wrong to majesty”, is an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign (monarch/supreme ruler, king, queen) or against a state; treason, disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness.
criminalise (verb) – make something (an activity) illegal.
criticism (noun) – disapproval, censure, condemnation, fault-finding.
monarchy (noun) – kingdom, sovereign state; a form of government in which a country is ruled by someone who rules for life and usually receives their position from another person when that person dies.
bloc (noun) – group, team.
nominate (verb) – propose, put forward, recommend, put up.
bicameral (adjective) – relating to a legislative body (parliament/congress/council) which is two-chambered (or) consisting/having two chambers.
Senate (noun) – the smaller upper assembly in some countries.
Senate (Thailand) (noun) – In accordance with the 2017 Constitution of Thailand, the Senate is a non-partisan legislative chamber, composed of 250 members. There are no elections for the Senate – all 250 Senators are appointed by the Royal Thai Military. Senators serve five year terms in office.
The National Assembly of the Kingdom of Thailand (noun) – it is a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Combined, the Assembly has 750 members, 500 of which were elected directly through a general election (500 MPs in the lower house). Others include all 250 members of the Senate being appointed by the military.
lawmaker (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); legislator, elected representative.
constitutional court (noun) – The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand was first established by the Constitution in 1997. It is a specialized court following the idea of Hans Kelsen (a Pure Theory of Law) to safeguard the supremacy of the Constitution.
allegation (noun) – accusation, charge, indictment.
violate (verb) – contravene, breach, break, disobey, defy, flout.
disclose (verb) – reveal, communicate, tell, report, admit, publish, make public, make known
dissolve (verb) – disband, disestablish, dismiss, bring to an end, terminate, close down.
crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough/severe measures, suppression.
sway (verb) – influence, affect, win over, persuade, prevail on.
mood (noun) – frame of mind, state of mind; atmosphere, feeling.
vacuum (noun) – empty space, blank space, void, vacancy, gap, lacuna.
widespread (adjective) – extensive, rampant, omnipresent, ubiquitous, all-round.
crush (verb) – suppress, quash, extinguish, overpower.
junta (noun) – a military group that takes over the government by force.
ember (noun) – glowing coal, burning wood.
resentment (noun) – fury, anger, wrath, shock, outrage, indignation.
cede (verb) – concede, relinquish, lose, give up, forgo (power/authority).
legitimate (adjective) – legal, lawful; valid, reasonable, reliable.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
tolerate (verb) – allow, permit, agree, accept, authorize, acknowledge, approve, support; endure, put up with.
call (for) (noun) – requirement, need, demand.
move (noun) – action, step, measure.
civil war (noun) – a war between organized groups within the same state or country.
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of; when confronted with.
backing (noun) – support, endorsement, approval, acceptance, ratification, validation.