👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -1-> 8 JUNE👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - In search of friends: on BJP's coalition politics💥
a friend in need is the friend indeed (phrase) – a friend who is helping at a difficult time is a true friend.
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
a- (prefix) – without (calling).
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
sought_after (adjective) – popular, in favour, in demand.
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
supplicant (noun)- a person who is requesting/asking something. someone who begs/asks/appeals humbly.
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
affinity (noun) – association, link/bond, connection.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena has always been a difficult ally for the BJP, despite a close ideological affinity. Even so, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna
mouthpiece (noun) – agent, representative, voice (it can be of a person/organisation).
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena has always been a difficult ally for the BJP, despite a close ideological affinity. Even so, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna
assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
Hindu Editorial usage : Uddhav Thackeray, revealed a new level of assertion in a stormy relationship. Unable to adjust to its role as a junior partner of the BJP, the Sena is eager to return to its pre-2014 status as the unquestioned leader of the alliance
stormy (adjective) – turbulent, volatile, impassioned.
Hindu Editorial usage : Uddhav Thackeray, revealed a new level of assertion in a stormy relationship. Unable to adjust to its role as a junior partner of the BJP, the Sena is eager to return to its pre-2014 status as the unquestioned leader of the alliance
domineer (verb) – push around, dictate to, pressurize/intimidate.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Thackeray is under some pressure to demonstrate that he is as domineering as his father Bal Thackeray was in dealings with the BJP.
retrieve (verb) – restore, resolve; recover/regain.
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
cede (verb) – surrender, relinquish, yield/give up (power or territory).
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
push around (phrasal verb) – domineer, mistreat, browbeat/threaten.
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
chauvinist (adjective) – jingoistic, excessively/aggressively patriotic, sectarian.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena, which began as a Marathi chauvinist party, took to Hindutva and allied with the BJP in an attempt to widen its support base; but despite its efforts to be more strident in its Hindutva, the party could only watch helplessly as sections of its newly created support base moved toward the BJP.
strident (adjective) – harsh, rough, grating.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena, which began as a Marathi chauvinist party, took to Hindutva and allied with the BJP in an attempt to widen its support base; but despite its efforts to be more strident in its Hindutva, the party could only watch helplessly as sections of its newly created support base moved toward the BJP.
equilibrium (noun) – balance, symmetry, equality/evenness.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena believes the BJP should allow it to lead the alliance in the Assembly election in return for support it would give the BJP in a Lok Sabha election, and the BJP wants the Sena to recognise the changed political equilibrium in Maharashtra.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
Hindu Editorial usage : What exactly Mr. Shah achieved through the outreach meeting, other than to signal to the allies that the BJP is willing to be accommodative in sharing seats and power, is not clear
accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative.
Hindu Editorial usage : What exactly Mr. Shah achieved through the outreach meeting, other than to signal to the allies that the BJP is willing to be accommodative in sharing seats and power, is not clear
accommodation (noun) – compromise/settlement; adjustment, adaptation.
Hindu Editorial usage : Accommodation, the party must have recognised, was necessary in the context of its defeats in the recent by-elections and the desertion by the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
desertion (noun) – defection, decamping, departure.
Hindu Editorial usage : Accommodation, the party must have recognised, was necessary in the context of its defeats in the recent by-elections and the desertion by the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the BJP’s assessment, the anti-incumbency sentiment against the SAD hit the party as well, with the alliance finishing third in seat share terms behind the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party in the last Assembly election
dump (verb) – abandon, desert, leave.
Hindu Editorial usage : But dumping its traditional ally is no option at all for the BJP in what could be a tight Lok Sabha election.
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
a- (prefix) – without (calling).
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
Hindu Editorial usage : A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now reduced to the role of a supplicant before potential electoral partners, the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena has always been a difficult ally for the BJP, despite a close ideological affinity. Even so, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena has always been a difficult ally for the BJP, despite a close ideological affinity. Even so, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna
Hindu Editorial usage : Uddhav Thackeray, revealed a new level of assertion in a stormy relationship. Unable to adjust to its role as a junior partner of the BJP, the Sena is eager to return to its pre-2014 status as the unquestioned leader of the alliance
Hindu Editorial usage : Uddhav Thackeray, revealed a new level of assertion in a stormy relationship. Unable to adjust to its role as a junior partner of the BJP, the Sena is eager to return to its pre-2014 status as the unquestioned leader of the alliance
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Thackeray is under some pressure to demonstrate that he is as domineering as his father Bal Thackeray was in dealings with the BJP.
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
Hindu Editorial usage : And if he doesn’t retrieve the ground ceded to the BJP in the last four years, the Sena might forever be pushed around in Maharashtra.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena, which began as a Marathi chauvinist party, took to Hindutva and allied with the BJP in an attempt to widen its support base; but despite its efforts to be more strident in its Hindutva, the party could only watch helplessly as sections of its newly created support base moved toward the BJP.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena, which began as a Marathi chauvinist party, took to Hindutva and allied with the BJP in an attempt to widen its support base; but despite its efforts to be more strident in its Hindutva, the party could only watch helplessly as sections of its newly created support base moved toward the BJP.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Sena believes the BJP should allow it to lead the alliance in the Assembly election in return for support it would give the BJP in a Lok Sabha election, and the BJP wants the Sena to recognise the changed political equilibrium in Maharashtra.
Hindu Editorial usage : What exactly Mr. Shah achieved through the outreach meeting, other than to signal to the allies that the BJP is willing to be accommodative in sharing seats and power, is not clear
Hindu Editorial usage : What exactly Mr. Shah achieved through the outreach meeting, other than to signal to the allies that the BJP is willing to be accommodative in sharing seats and power, is not clear
Hindu Editorial usage : Accommodation, the party must have recognised, was necessary in the context of its defeats in the recent by-elections and the desertion by the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
Hindu Editorial usage : Accommodation, the party must have recognised, was necessary in the context of its defeats in the recent by-elections and the desertion by the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the BJP’s assessment, the anti-incumbency sentiment against the SAD hit the party as well, with the alliance finishing third in seat share terms behind the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party in the last Assembly election
Hindu Editorial usage : But dumping its traditional ally is no option at all for the BJP in what could be a tight Lok Sabha election.
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