Joe biden officials pressured social media giants court finds

The Times of India

Joe biden officials pressured social media giants  court finds
11,Sep,2023

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Jurisdiction (noun)

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements. क्षेत्राधिकार

Synonyms: Authority, Control, Power, Dominion

Antonyms: Impotence, Incapacity, Powerlessness, Submission

Example: The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.

Conventions (noun)

A way in which something is usually done. सम्मेलन

Synonyms: Meeting, Show, Assemblage, Assembly

Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord, Strangeness

Example: We go to the weeklong annual teachers' convention every summer.

Restrictions (noun)

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one. प्रतिबंध

Synonyms: Check, Condition, Constraint, Control

Antonyms: Allowance, Liberation, Permission, Advantage

Example: They placed/imposed restrictions on smoking indoors.

Destinations (noun)

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent. स्थल

Synonyms: Harbor, Haven, Station, Stop

Antonyms: Beginning, Source, Start

Example: After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward/to our destination.

Attention (noun)

Notice taken of someone or something ध्यान

Synonyms: Awareness, Notice, Observation, Consciousness

Antonyms: Disregard, Indifference, Laziness, Lethargy

Example: We focused our attention on this particular poem.

Indulged (verb)

Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. लिप्त

Synonyms: Entertain, Nourish, Pamper, Satiate

Antonyms: Deprive, Dissatisfy, Ignore, Neglect

Example: She has never been one to indulge in gossip.

Dispensation (noun)

Exemption from a rule or usual requirement. व्यवस्था

Synonyms: Disbursement, Allotment, Appointment, Apportionment

Antonyms: Disfavor, Hole, Denial, Veto

Example: The priest asked for dispensation from his vows.

Initiative (noun)

Official action that is taken to solve a problem or improve a situation. पहल

Synonyms: Enterprise, Inventiveness, Resourcefulness, Capability.

Antonyms: Cowardice, Idleness, Inactivity, Indifference.

Example: There's talk of a new peace initiative.

Hailed (verb)

To call someone in order to attract their attention. जयजयकार करना

Synonyms: Beat, Shower, Rain, Fall

Antonyms: Knocking, Slamming, Disparaging, Panning

Example: Shall we hail a taxi?

Inaugurate (verb)

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period). अभिषेक करना

Synonyms: Initiate, Begin, Start, Institute

Antonyms: End, Wind Up, Conclude, Finish

Example: The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 11 Sep 2023

WASHINGTON: A number of top Biden administration officials will remain restricted in how they communicate with the country’s largest social media platforms about the content they host, a federal appeals court ruled.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday found that President Joe Biden’s White House and the Centers for Disease Control likely violated the Constitution’s First Amendment by asking social media companies to crack down on misinformation about Covid-19.

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

1. Synonym of Indulged

2. Antonym of Attention

3. Synonym of Initiative

4. Antonym of Dispensation

5. Synonym of Hailed

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