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💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial -Berth pangs: on the Karnataka coalition impasse💥
pang (noun/verb) – pain, ache, hurt.
Hindu Editorial usage : Berth pangs: on the Karnataka coalition impasse
impasse (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, stand-off.
Hindu Editorial usage : Berth pangs: on the Karnataka coalition impasse
portfolio (noun) – the position/duties of a minister/secretary of state.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Congress and the JD(S) need to quickly resolve their differences over portfolio sharing
relative (adjective) – reasonable, a fair degree of, considerable.
Hindu Editorial usage : Quick and bold decisions are more often made during moments of crises than during periods of relative calm and quiet.
contour (noun) – outline, shape, form.
Hindu Editorial usage : Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) as the Chief Minister and G. Parameshwara of the Congress as the Deputy Chief Minister, the two parties have been unable to agree on the contours of the coalition government.
concede (verb) – yield, give up, relinquish.
Hindu Editorial usage : The JD(S) appears willing to concede more berths to the Congress, but would like to have some of the key portfolios, especially finance, for itself.
step back (phrasal verb) – withdraw, disengage, pull out/pull back.
Hindu Editorial usage : public works and energy as the bigger partner that had stepped back from the race for the chief ministership
shorn past participle of shear (verb) – cut off, remove, chop off.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the post-GST regime the finance portfolio in a State is shorn of substantial tax-levying powers, but the presentation of the budget in the Assembly is still the occasion for announcing schemes and major policy initiatives.
sought-after (adjective) – popular, in demand, desired.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works, another sought-after portfolio, allows the minister in charge control over construction of government buildings and road works with huge outlays.
outlay (noun) – expenditure, expenses, spending.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works, another sought-after portfolio, allows the minister in charge control over construction of government buildings and road works with huge outlays.
constitute (verb) – form, organize, set up.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
rung (noun) – level, rank, position/grade.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
patronage (noun) – assistance, support, backing.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, carry on/sustain.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
protracted (adjective) – prolonged, extended, dragged out.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
tussle (noun) – scuffle, struggle; argument/quarrel.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
infuse (verb) – inject/instil, impart, add/introduce.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
thwart (verb) – prevent, block, impede/hinder.
Hindu Editorial usage : After having thwarted the BJP by offering unconditional support to the JD(S), the Congress cannot afford to get into an unseemly scramble for portfolios now.
scramble (noun) – struggle, competition/contention; rush/hurry.
Hindu Editorial usage : After having thwarted the BJP by offering unconditional support to the JD(S), the Congress cannot afford to get into an unseemly scramble for portfolios now.
run the show (phrase) – be in charge, be in control, be in the driving seat.
Hindu Editorial usage : But neither can it allow the JD(S) to run the government as its own show. Tact is everything in reaching a compromise.
Hindu Editorial usage : Berth pangs: on the Karnataka coalition impasse
impasse (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, stand-off.
Hindu Editorial usage : Berth pangs: on the Karnataka coalition impasse
Hindu Editorial usage : The Congress and the JD(S) need to quickly resolve their differences over portfolio sharing
Hindu Editorial usage : Quick and bold decisions are more often made during moments of crises than during periods of relative calm and quiet.
Hindu Editorial usage : Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) as the Chief Minister and G. Parameshwara of the Congress as the Deputy Chief Minister, the two parties have been unable to agree on the contours of the coalition government.
Hindu Editorial usage : The JD(S) appears willing to concede more berths to the Congress, but would like to have some of the key portfolios, especially finance, for itself.
Hindu Editorial usage : public works and energy as the bigger partner that had stepped back from the race for the chief ministership
Hindu Editorial usage : In the post-GST regime the finance portfolio in a State is shorn of substantial tax-levying powers, but the presentation of the budget in the Assembly is still the occasion for announcing schemes and major policy initiatives.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works, another sought-after portfolio, allows the minister in charge control over construction of government buildings and road works with huge outlays.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works, another sought-after portfolio, allows the minister in charge control over construction of government buildings and road works with huge outlays.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : Public works contractors constitute the middle rungs in most political parties, and ministers need to distribute patronage, favours and contracts to keep up their own network of power and influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
Hindu Editorial usage : The more protracted the tussle for berths and portfolios, the harder it will be for the new government to infuse confidence in the public mind about the post-poll coalition.
Hindu Editorial usage : After having thwarted the BJP by offering unconditional support to the JD(S), the Congress cannot afford to get into an unseemly scramble for portfolios now.
Hindu Editorial usage : After having thwarted the BJP by offering unconditional support to the JD(S), the Congress cannot afford to get into an unseemly scramble for portfolios now.
Hindu Editorial usage : But neither can it allow the JD(S) to run the government as its own show. Tact is everything in reaching a compromise.
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