Today’s “Word of the Day” is “ acquiesce” and it is a verb meaning “agree to, consent to, accept, respect, say yes to, comply with, stand by, tolerate, cooperate with.
Example Sentence: It helps perpetuate (maintain) a dominant male order with control over women’s bodies, their attire, speech and movement. The slightest sign of digression, let alone defiance, as in the case of Mahsa Amini who was arrested by Iran’s morality police for dress code violation, is considered a challenge to age-old male hegemony (dominance). Of course, it helps to cloak (hide) such a lopsided (one-sided) gender discourse under the blanket of religion. That has been the way through centuries across civilisations. Men order, women acquiesce.
This word is present in The Hindu article Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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