Appointing a lokpal

The Hindu

Appointing a lokpal
28,Nov,2016

10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning

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Admonish (verb)

To indicate duties or obligations to / to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner. आलोचना करना/ताड़ना देना/ धिक्कारना

Synonyms: Reprimand, Rebuke, Scold, Reprove, Upbraid, Chastise, Censure, Castigate, Criticize

Antonyms: Compliment, Flatter, Laud, Praise, Applaud, Commend, Extol

Example: Stewart is going to admonish the restaurant for poor customer service.

Amendment (noun)

A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc. संशोधन

Synonyms: Modification, Reform, Alteration, Amelioration, Improvement, Rectification

Antonyms: Damage, Harm, Hurt, Worsen

Example: The military government has agreed to amend the Constitution to allow multi-party elections within a year.

Endorse (verb)

Declare one's public approval or support of. समर्थन करना/अनुमोदन करना

Synonyms: Support, Espouse, Back, Ratify

Antonyms: Disapprove, Disagree, Oppose, Dissuade

Example: During the election, several celebrities held fundraising events to endorse their favorite candidates.

Evoke (verb)

To cite especially with approval or for support. आह्वान करना/पुकारना

Synonyms: Elicit, Invoke, Recall, Educe, Evince, Cite

Antonyms: Ignore, Repress, Suppress, Quell

Example: In my opinion, some directors of horror movies really cross the line just to evoke a sense of terror in the audience.

Apprehension (noun)

Suspicion or fear especially of future evil/ anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. आशंका

Synonyms: Doubt, Surmise, Suspicion, Uncertainty

Antonyms: Certainty, Clarity

Example: Apprehensive about the consequences of texting and driving, Jill turned her phone off.

Promulgate (verb)

Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. लागू करना/घोषणा करना

Synonyms: Put Into Effect, Enact, Implement, Enforce, Pass

Antonyms: Refrain, Repress, Suppress, Withhold

Example: The anti defection law was promulgated in 1985.

Provision (noun)

The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening (of rule or law.) प्रावधान /नियम

Synonyms: Rule, Law, Regulations, Regulation, Principle, Statute

Example: In the airline industry, there is a provision that requires oxygen masks to be available for everyone on a flight in case of an emergency.

Expedite (verb)

Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. शीघ्र कार्रवाई करना/जल्दी करना/शीघ्र निबटाना

Synonyms: Speed Up, Accelerate, Hurry, Hasten, Quicken

Antonyms: Delay, Hinder, Retard, Slow, Halt, Hold

Example: The court has agreed to expedite the case so the athlete will be able to start his football season on time.

Magnanimity (noun)

The fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity. (उदारशीलता/दरियादिली).

Synonyms: Generosity, Charitableness, Benevolence, Big-Handedness, Leniency

Antonyms: Meanness, Selfishness

Example: Even though the defendant had broken the law, the magnanimous judge gave him the lightest sentence possible.

Precedent (adjective)

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time. उदाहरण/मिसाल

Synonyms: Model, Exemplar, Paradigm

Antonyms: Real, Original

Example: The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 28 Nov 2016

By admonishing (आलोचना करना/ताड़ना देना/ धिक्कारना) the Union government for delaying the appointment of a Lokpal, the Supreme Court has sent across a timely message that efforts to cleanse the economy must be matched by equally strong measures to cleanse public life too. There can really be no excuse for the failure to establish an institution even three years after passing the relevant law. The only reason for the delay in the appointment of the Lokpal is that a minor amendment (संशोधन) to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to enable the leader of the largest party in the opposition in the Lok Sabha to join the five-member selection committee, is yet to be passed. A parliamentary committee has endorsed (समर्थन किया) the amendment, which is on the same lines as the mechanism for the selection panels for the Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Chief Information Commissioner. The court has indicated that it will not allow the institution to remain inoperative indefinitely, evoking (आह्वान करना/पुकारना) apprehension (आशंका) on the Centre’s part that a judicial direction may be given to get the amendment passed or an ordinance promulgated (लागू करना/घोषणा करना). The Centre needs to re-examine its own options on implementing the Lokpal Act. The law now provides for a five-member panel to select the anti-corruption ombudsman, comprising the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Justice of India and an eminent jurist. The hitch is that there is no recognised LoP in the lower House. The question now is whether the Centre is right in claiming the Congress floor leader cannot hold that post because its bench strength is well short of the required 55.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Provision

2. Antonym of Evoke

3. Synonym of Promulgate

4. Antonym of Admonish

5. Synonym of Apprehension

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