More about big government than big tech

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More about big government than big tech
02,Mar,2021

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Supersede (verb)

Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use). स्थान लेना

Synonyms: Replace, Take the place of, Substitute for, Displace

Antonyms: Remove, Hold

Example: As the failings of the suburb become manifest, the gated community supersedes it.

Statute (noun)

A written law passed by a legislative body. अधिनियम

Synonyms: Law, Regulation, Enactment, Bill

Example: Rules are written to reflect the statutes passed in legislation.

Cement (verb)

To make a relationship, an agreement, etc. stronger. मज़बूत बनाना

Synonyms: Strengthen, Toughen, Reinforce

Antonyms: Weaken, Undermine, Impair

Example: The two firms are expected to cement an agreement soon.

Swathes (noun)

A broad strip or area of something. पट्टा

Synonyms: Area, Land, Sphere

Example: Broad swathes of China's industrial heartland are now chronically short of electricity

Outset (noun)

The start or beginning of something. आरंभ

Synonyms: Start, Inception, Launch, Beginning

Antonyms: End, Finish

Example: At the outset of the war there appeared to be three scenarios facing allied forces.

Oversee (verb)

To watch somebody/something and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly. निरीक्षण करना

Synonyms: Supervise, Be in charge of, Look after

Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore

Example: The Home Secretary oversees the police service.

Ambit (noun)

The scope, extent, or bounds of something. सीमाचक्र

Synonyms: Scope, Range, Limits

Example: A solution is most likely to fall outside the ambit of the Constitution.

Sprawling (adjective)

Spreading in an untidy way. बेतरतीबी से फैला हुआ

Synonyms: Straggling, Spreading, Stretching

Example: The restaurant has a sprawling indoor and outdoor dining area.

Compliance (noun)

The practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority. अनुकूलता

Synonyms: Agreement, Consent, Obedience

Antonyms: Disagreement, Dissent, Noncompliance

Example: Procedures that must be followed to ensure full compliance with the law

Mandate (noun)

An official order or commission to do something. आज्ञापत्र

Synonyms: Directive, Command, Instruction

Antonyms: Denial, Veto, Breach

Example: A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 2 Mar 2021

Under the IT Act new rules, it appears that the interest is largely about trying to force technologists to fall in line.

Last week, the Union Government issued a set of rules under the Information Technology Act, noting that it was superseding rules issued under Section 79 of that statute in 2011. Those earlier rules had specified the due diligence obligations that Internet intermediaries had to follow in order to qualify for the limited immunity for legal liability regarding user content, which Parliament had strengthened in 2008 when it amended that law.

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

1. Synonym of Mandate

2. Synonym of Ambit

3. Synonym of Statute

4. Antonym of Outset

5. Synonym of Oversee

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