Stop the return to laissez faire

The Hindu

Stop the return to laissez faire
18,May,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Lobby (verb)

Meaning- Seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue. अपने पक्ष में जनमत तैयार करना

Synonyms: Bring pressure to bear on, Pressure, Try to persuade, Influence, Drum up support

Antonyms: Suppress, Discourage, Repress, Dissuade

Example: The organization was formed to lobby for student concerns.

Abeyance (noun)

Meaning- A state of temporary disuse or suspension. क्षणिक विराम

Synonyms: Suspension, Remission, Revocation, Cessation, Termination

Antonyms: Continuation, Operation, Action, Resumption

Example: Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

Indenture (noun)

Meaning- A legal agreement, contract, or document. करारनामा

Synonyms: Contract, Agreement, Covenant, Pledge, Settlement, Pact

Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord, Dissent, Conflict

Example: A copy of the trust indenture can be found in a file with the company’s other legal contracts.

Reminiscent (adjective)

Meaning- Reminding you of somebody/something. याद दिलाने वाला

Synonyms: Evocative, Remindful, Redolent

Antonyms: Forgetful, Negligent, Distracted, Oblivious

Example: The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father.

Subsist (verb)

Meaning- Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. गुज़ारा करना

Synonyms: Survive, Live, Stay alive, Eke out, Endure, Exist

Antonyms: Discontinue, Cease, End, Stop

Example: Old people often subsist on very small incomes.

Servitude (noun)

Meaning- The condition of being a slave or being forced to obey another person. दासता

Synonyms: Slavery, Bondage, Subjugation, Enslavement, Subjection

Antonyms: Freedom, Emancipation, Manumission, Independence

Example: You've got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for.

Swoop (verb)

Meaning- (especially of police or soldiers) to visit or attack somebody/something suddenly and without warning. धावा बोलना

Synonyms: Raid, Search, Attack

Antonyms: Defend, Protect, Guard, Sustain

Example: Customs officers swooped on several houses last night looking for drugs.

Hiatus (noun)

Meaning- A break in activity when nothing happens. अंतराल

Synonyms: Pause, Break, Interruption, Lacuna, Gap, Respite, Breathing space

Antonyms: Continuation, Closure, Progression, Run

Example: After a five-month hiatus, the talks resumed.

Countervailing (adjective)

Meaning- Having an equal but opposite effect. बराबर करने वाला

Synonyms: Offsetting, Counteractive, Compensating

Example: The dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors.

Trump (verb)

Meaning- To beat something that somebody says or does by saying or doing something even better. पछाड़ देना से बढ़ कर होना

Synonyms: Surpass, Outshine, Outperform, Eclipse, Upstage

Antonyms: Lose, Fail, Fall behind, Surrender

Example: They were trumped by another firm that made a lower bid.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 18 May 2020

Labour laws are civilisational goals and cannot be trumped on the excuse of a pandemic.

Through the public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are witness to another massive tragedy — of workers being abandoned by their employers and, above all, by the state. The workers’ right to go home was curbed using the Disaster Management Act, 2005. No provisions were made for their food, shelter, or medical relief. Wage payments were not ensured, and the state’s cash and food relief did not cover most workers.

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

1. Synonym of Abeyance

2. Antonym of Trump

3. Synonym of Indenture

4. Antonym of Servitude

5. Synonym of Hiatus

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