Record turnout – The Hindu (Nov 11, 2017)

Record turnout – The Hindu (Nov 11, 2017)

Himachal Pradesh turned out in record numbers for the Assembly elections held on Thursday, with 74.6% of the electorate casting their votes. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. turnout (noun) – attendance, output, show/gather.
2. let down (phrasal verb) – fail to support, disappoint, neglect/abandon.
3. provisional (adjective) – interim, temporary; tentative/transitional.
4. affirmation (noun) – assertion, declaration, statement.
5. correlate (verb) – coordinate, correspond, match/relate.
6. psephological (adjective) – study/relating to the electoral system.
7. anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
8. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
9. play out (phrasal verb) – turn out, work out, conclude/end.
10. discourse (noun) – discussion, conversation, debate.
11. vitriolic (adjective) – savage, venomous, bitter/nasty.
12. referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
13. plebiscitary (adjective) – relating to vote/referendum/poll on an important public question.
14. delineate (noun) – describe, define, outline.
15. vitriol (noun) – (bitter) condemnation, criticism, fault-finding.

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