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5 Mandarin (noun)

दफ़्तरशाह

Mandarin meaning

A powerful official of high rank, especially in the civil service.

Synonyms: Official, Bureaucrat, Office-holder

Example: The treasury mandarins and their minions are working overtime.’ Traditionally, senior positions in the civil service have been reserved for long-serving mandarins.

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6 Slate (verb)

योजना बनाना

Slate meaning

Schedule; plan.

Synonyms: Set, Book, Fix

Example: London shows are slated for late June.

7 Tweak (verb)

सुधारना

Tweak meaning

Improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.

Synonyms: Modify, Alter, Adjust, Adapt

Antonyms: Remain, Keep, Hold

Example: According to the actors, the director tweaks his screenplay a little.

8 Honorarium (noun)

शुकराना

Honorarium meaning

A payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge.

Synonyms: Fee, Payment, Allowance

Example: We live on the honorariums and rewards for the articles I get published in different magazines.

9 Emanate (verb)

उत्पन्न होना

Emanate meaning

Originate from.

Synonyms: Derive from, Arise from, Evolve from, Come from

Antonyms: Drop, Descend

Example: The proposals emanated from a committee.

10 Sinecure (noun)

आराम की नौकरी

Sinecure meaning

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

Synonyms: Easy job, Soft option

Example: Political positions must not be treated as sinecures.

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