The Hindu Editorial (How to rule Delhi) – Jul 05, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (How to rule Delhi) – Jul 05, 2018

In ruling that the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has no independent decision-making power, and has to act mainly on the aid and… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (How to rule Delhi) – Jul 05, 2018.

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undermine (verb) – subvert, threaten, weaken.
aid and advice (phrase) – Real authority to take decisions lie in the elected government. This is the meaning of ‘aid and advice.’ Titular head (LG) has to act in accordance to aid and advice. (Courtesy: The Hindu)
representative government (noun) – a type of government in which citizenry vote for government representatives to handle legislation and ruling the country on their behalf.
concurrent (adjective) – coinciding, coexisting, joining/uniting.
tussle (noun) – scuffle, struggle; argument/quarrel.
tier (noun) – level, step, grade (of a structure/system).
acrimonious (adjective) – (of speech) angry & bitter, harsh, hostile.
tilt in (verb) – lean, incline, change ( in favour of someone).
proviso (noun) – condition, provision, clause.
concurrence (noun) – agreement, consensus, consent.
nub (noun) – crux, central point, main point.
circumscribe (verb) – restrict, limit; regulate.
give rise to (phrase) – cause, produce, lead to/result in.
mischief (noun) – impairment, damage, trouble.
exhaustive (adjective) – comprehensive, complete, thorough/extensive.
concurring (adjective) – happening, recurring, taking place repeatedly.
encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
impact upon (phrasal verb) – affect, influence, have an effect.
implicate (verb) – imply, suggest, indicate.
trivial (adjective) – unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential/minor.
morality (noun) – correctness, propriety, ethics/moral standards.
rule out (phrasal verb) – reject, dismiss, eliminate.
be vest with (verb) – give legal rights/power to someone to do something.
arbitrary (adjective) – unreasonable, unjustified, irrational.
embrace (verb) – accept, approve, adopt.
federal architecture/system/framework (noun) – a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
collaborative (adjective) – collective, united, combined.

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