Today’s “Word of the Day” is plebiscite and it is a noun meaning “the formal retirement of an employee upon reaching a predetermined age, generally around 58-60 years, and especially with a pension; formal discharge/release from an employment with a pension“.
Example Sentence: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been in the spotlight after the abrupt resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was scheduled to succeed Mr. Kumar next year as CEC… In May 2022, Mr. Kumar became the 25th CEC, succeeding Sushil Chandra, a Revenue Service officer, who was appointed to the Election Commission after his superannuation from the Finance Ministry as CBDT chairman. As CEC, Mr. Kumar’s tenure is to end in February 2025.
This word is present in Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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