👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -1 -> 30 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial -Transition tests: Pakistan in election mode💥
transition (noun) – change, changeover, shift.
Hindu Editorial usage : Transition tests: Pakistan in election mode
caretaker (adjective) – temporary, interim, provisional.
Hindu Editorial usage : The appointment of a caretaker PM in Pakistan signals it’s in election mode
set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for beginning of something.
Hindu Editorial usage : sets the stage for the second consecutive transfer of power from one civilian government to another.
tenure (noun) – incumbency, term of office, period/time in office.
Hindu Editorial usage : ; only in 2013 did a government complete its full tenure for the first time. The choice of Nasirul Mulk, a former Chief Justice, as caretaker Prime Minister has been welcomed across the spectrum
spectrum (noun) – range, gamut/ambit, scale (of similar things).
Hindu Editorial usage : ; only in 2013 did a government complete its full tenure for the first time. The choice of Nasirul Mulk, a former Chief Justice, as caretaker Prime Minister has been welcomed across the spectrum
commend (verb) – praise, compliment, applaud.
Hindu Editorial usage : with leaders of the main political parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the Jamaat-e-Islami, issuing statements commending outgoing Pakistan Muslim League (N) Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s decision.
contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
Hindu Editorial usage : ustice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
summon (verb) – order (someone) to be present in a court.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
contempt (noun) – disrespect, disregard, neglect.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
restraining order (noun) – prohibition, ban/bar; a preliminary order to ban someone doing a
particular action.
Hindu Editorial usage : He was also on the seven-judge bench that issued a restraining order against the then all-powerful President, Pervez Musharraf, in 2007.
hold/stand someone in good stead (phrase) – benefit/assist, be advantageous to, be of advantage
to, be helpful to.
Hindu Editorial usage : which will hold him in good stead in his task of taking Pakistan through free and fair polls, and conducting necessary government business in the interim in an impartial manner.
impartial (adjective) – unbiased, equitable, fair.
Hindu Editorial usage : which will hold him in good stead in his task of taking Pakistan through free and fair polls, and conducting necessary government business in the interim in an impartial manner.
to begin with (phrase) – at first, to start with, at the outset/at the beginning.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, Justice Mulk and his caretaker Cabinet will have crises to deal with over the next two months. To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing. “Black list” is a list of countries which the FATF judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, Justice Mulk and his caretaker Cabinet will have crises to deal with over the next two months. To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (noun) – it is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
watchdog (noun) – inspector/supervisor, observer, ombudsman.
Hindu Editorial usage : To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
plenary (noun) – a meeting (to be attended by all participants of a group at a conference).
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
stem from (verb) – originate from, proceed from, emanate from.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
marginalise (verb) – treat as insignificant, treat as unimportant, neglect.
Hindu Editorial usage : Pakistan faces the danger of terrorists and extremists being ‘mainstreamed’ into the electoral arena and marginalising the political centre,
assassination (noun) – murder, killing.
Hindu Editorial usage : Earlier this month, an attack on the PML(N) office in Karachi and an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal underlined just how serious the threat is to politicians.
underline (verb) – emphasize, highlight, underscore.
Hindu Editorial usage : Earlier this month, an attack on the PML(N) office in Karachi and an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal underlined just how serious the threat is to politicians.
burgeoning (adjective) – growing/increasing rapidly.
Hindu Editorial usage : will add to Pakistan’s burgeoning debt on account of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
have one’s work/task cut out (phrase) – be dealt with a difficult task.
Hindu Editorial usage : The caretaker regime has its task cut out, and it will need internal support and that of its neighbours and the world community.
Hindu Editorial usage : Transition tests: Pakistan in election mode
caretaker (adjective) – temporary, interim, provisional.
Hindu Editorial usage : The appointment of a caretaker PM in Pakistan signals it’s in election mode
Hindu Editorial usage : sets the stage for the second consecutive transfer of power from one civilian government to another.
Hindu Editorial usage : ; only in 2013 did a government complete its full tenure for the first time. The choice of Nasirul Mulk, a former Chief Justice, as caretaker Prime Minister has been welcomed across the spectrum
Hindu Editorial usage : ; only in 2013 did a government complete its full tenure for the first time. The choice of Nasirul Mulk, a former Chief Justice, as caretaker Prime Minister has been welcomed across the spectrum
Hindu Editorial usage : with leaders of the main political parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the Jamaat-e-Islami, issuing statements commending outgoing Pakistan Muslim League (N) Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s decision.
Hindu Editorial usage : ustice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Mulk heard several contentious constitutional matters, including one in which a sitting Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was summoned on contempt charges in 2012.
particular action.
Hindu Editorial usage : He was also on the seven-judge bench that issued a restraining order against the then all-powerful President, Pervez Musharraf, in 2007.
hold/stand someone in good stead (phrase) – benefit/assist, be advantageous to, be of advantage
to, be helpful to.
Hindu Editorial usage : which will hold him in good stead in his task of taking Pakistan through free and fair polls, and conducting necessary government business in the interim in an impartial manner.
impartial (adjective) – unbiased, equitable, fair.
Hindu Editorial usage : which will hold him in good stead in his task of taking Pakistan through free and fair polls, and conducting necessary government business in the interim in an impartial manner.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, Justice Mulk and his caretaker Cabinet will have crises to deal with over the next two months. To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
Hindu Editorial usage : However, Justice Mulk and his caretaker Cabinet will have crises to deal with over the next two months. To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
Hindu Editorial usage : To begin with, Pakistan is set to be placed on the grey list by the international terror financing watchdog,
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
Hindu Editorial usage : the Financial Action Task Force, at its plenary session in June. The second issue is internal, but stems from the same problem:
Hindu Editorial usage : Pakistan faces the danger of terrorists and extremists being ‘mainstreamed’ into the electoral arena and marginalising the political centre,
Hindu Editorial usage : Earlier this month, an attack on the PML(N) office in Karachi and an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal underlined just how serious the threat is to politicians.
Hindu Editorial usage : Earlier this month, an attack on the PML(N) office in Karachi and an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal underlined just how serious the threat is to politicians.
Hindu Editorial usage : will add to Pakistan’s burgeoning debt on account of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Hindu Editorial usage : The caretaker regime has its task cut out, and it will need internal support and that of its neighbours and the world community.
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