The Hindu Editorial (​Widen the net) – Jul 11, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Building resilience) – Jul 10, 2025:

1. widen the net (phrase) – to consider a large range of options; to include a large range of possibilities.
2. widen (verb) – broaden, expand, enlarge, extent, increase.
3. electoral roll (noun) – list of voters; voters list.
4. roll (noun) – list.
5. heed (verb) – pay attention to, take notice of, take note of, bear in mind, take into account, take into consideration, consider, follow, obey.
6. accessible (adjective) – available, on hand, obtainable, convenie.
7. pointed (adjective) – sharp, strong; cutting, piercing.
8. observation (noun) – remark, comment, opinion, thought, finding, statement, pronouncement.
9. regarding (phrase) – with regard to; concerning, in terms of; in connection with.
10. ongoing (adjective) – current, existing, continuing.
11. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls (noun) – It aims to revise the electoral rolls in the state in order to include all eligible voters (under Article 326 of the Constitution of India) and eliminate all ineligible voters from the voter list (under Section 16 of the Representation of People Act, 1950 (RPA)). The SIR is carried out through its (ECI) powers under Article 324 and Section 21 of the RPA. Article 324 vests the ECI with superintendence, direction and control over elections in India. Section 21 of the RPA empowers the ECI to prepare and revise electoral rolls.
12. course correction (noun) – the activity to modify, improve or rectify something (the plan of action).
13. Electors Photo Identification Card (EPIC) (noun) – Voter ID; The electors registered in the electoral roll are issued with Electors Photo. Identity Card (EPIC). The number of the EPIC issued is printed on the electoral roll (voter list).
14. ration card (noun) – family card; an official document issued by the government that allows households to purchase essential commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, and kerosene at subsidized rates from public distribution system (PDS) shops.
15. acknowledge (verb) – accept, recognize, realize.
16. critique (noun) – analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, review.
17. restrictive (adjective) – restricting, limiting, tightening, confining,  blocking, hindering, impeding.
18. barrier (noun) – obstacle, obstruction, hindrance, stumbling block, hurdle, impediment, problem,.
19. nudge (verb) – encourage, prompt, stimulate/coax.
20. inclusivity (noun) – the quality of being inclusive without excluding people on grounds of gender, race, class, disability & etc.
21. observe (noun) – remark, comment, say, mention, announce, opine, state, pronounce.
22. identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes; individuality, character, originality.telltale (noun) – revealing, suggestive, indicative, informative, disclosing, meaningful, significant, giveaway.
23. go on to (phrasal verb) – proceed, continue, carry on.
24. dependent (adjective) – subordinate, relative.
25. expose (verb) – reveal, show, display, disclose, manifest, unveil.
26. inconsistency (noun) – discrepancy, contradiction, incongruity, mystery, riddle, conundrum.
27. position (noun) – stance, standpoint, point of view, posture, stand, approach, perspective.
28. objection (noun) – complaint, opposition, disapproval, disagreement. 
29. merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
30. rather than (phrase) – instead of.
31. besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
32. precedent (noun) – a past action/event/decision that is seen as an example; previous example, previous instance, prior instance, previous case, example
33. matriculate (noun) – a person who has matriculated (be formally admitted to study at a university or college).
34. relevant (adjective) – appropriate, pertinent, to the point.
35. decisively (adverb) – clearly, certainly, undoubtedly, definitely, unquestionably.
36. onus (noun) – responsibility, duty, liability, accountability, obligation, burden.
37. enroll (verb) – join, enter, register.
38. contradict (verb) – be in conflict with, be inconsistent with, be at odds with, be at variance with, belie; oppose, challenge, go against.
39. potential (adjective) – possible, likely, probable.
40. unless proven otherwise (phrase) – in the absence of proof to the contrary; accepted by default.
41. disenfranchisement (noun) – the condition of being stripped of the right (to vote).
42. stay (verb) – stop, delay, or prevent something temporarily (a judicial proceeding/trial through the order of a court).
43. root (noun) – origin, beginnings, fundamental, foundation, basis, core.
44. mandate (noun) – instruction, directive, direction, order, law, statute, ruling.
45. Article 324 (noun) – it vests the Election Commission of India (ECI) with superintendence, direction and control over elections in India.
46. facilitate (verb) – make easy, make possible, enable, assist, help/aid.
47. participation (noun) – turnout, attendance, involvement, taking part. (Voter turnout refers to the number or percentage of eligible voters who cast their ballots). 
48. participation (noun) – involvement, engagement, taking part.
49. on the ground (phrase) – in the place where real, practical work is happening; in actual conditions rather than in theories; in a place where real, practical work is done.
50. following (preposition) – after, subsequent to, in the wake of, as a result of, ensuing.
51. liberal (adjective) – non-specific, rough, inexact, ill-defined.
52. reading (noun) – understanding, interpretation, analysis.
53. overrule (verb) – cancel, reverse, invalidate, abolish, quash, revoke, overturn, nullify, repeal, annul.
54. transform (verb) -change.
55. exclusionary (adjective) – restrictive, privileged, close-knit, elite; unfair by excluding someone/something.
56. marginalised (adjective) – relating to the people treated as insignificant/unimportant; the neglected.

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