The Hindu Editorial (Lost voice) – Oct 31, 2023

India has explained its decision to abstain at last week’s vote at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict as its way of protesting... For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Lost voice) – Oct 31, 2023.

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The Hindu Editorial (Lost voice) – Oct 31, 2023:

lost (adjective) – missing, forgotten, vanished, neglected, absent.
voice (noun) – an expressed opinion, view, vote.
abstention (noun) – refusal to vote, abstaining, non-voting.
Gaza (noun) – a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.
abstain (verb) – not vote, decline to vote, refuse to vote (for or against something (a resolution/proposal/motion).
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) (noun) – it is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, serving as the main deliberative, policy-making, and representative organ of the UN. Its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter.
ceasefire (noun) – a negotiated agreement that will be accompanied by other associated commitments to de-escalate the fighting; a temporary stoppage of war, truce, armistice.
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
omission (noun) – deletion, elimination, exclusion, erasure, non-inclusion, negligence, neglect, oversight.
explicit (adjective) – direct, straightforward, obvious, distinct, unambiguous, unequivocal, categorical.
condemnation (noun) – criticism, disapproval, censure, reprimand, admonition, rebuke, reproval.
heinous (adjective) – wicked, horrible, terrible, awful, disgraceful, shameful, outrageous, hateful, shocking.
Hamas (noun) – Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza.
militant (noun) – fanatic, extremist, radical, sectarian/partisan.
principled (adjective) – ethical, right-minded, moral, truthful, honest.
stand (noun) – stance, position, point of view, opinion, perspective, approach.
Permanent Representative (noun) – a diplomat who is the head of a country’s diplomatic mission to an international organisation like the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the African Union and etc.
articulate (verb) – voice, express, communicate, convey.
toll (noun) – number, count, total (number of deaths).
solidarity (noun) – unity, unanimity, harmony, cohesion, cooperation.
imperative (adjective) – vitally important, critical, essential, required, mandated, requisite, necessary, obligatory, binding, compulsory.
G-20 (noun) – The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population.
bridge the gulf/gap/divide (phrase) – try to find a way to reduce the gap/disagreement and bring the two separate viewpoints together.
divide (noun) – difference, disagreement (between people).
well-suited (adjective) – well-matched, highly appropriate, suitable.
play a role or play a part (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
neighbourhood (noun) – (surrounding) area, region, district/country.
extended (adjective) – enlarged, expanded.
BRICS countries (plural noun) – the acronym coined to associate five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on regional affairs.
resolution (noun) – a form in which a legislative body expresses an opinion or a purpose with respect to a given matter or topic (that is temporary in nature).
UN resolution (noun) – United Nations resolution is formal expression of the opinion or will of United Nations organs. It is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations and it usually requires a simple majority (50 percent of all votes plus one) to pass.. Although any UN body can issue resolutions, in practice most resolutions are issued by the Security Council or the General Assembly.
regardless of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, in spite of, nevertheless, in any case.
reasoning (noun) – reason, thinking, logicality, rationality, interpretation, analysis.
overlook (verb) – forget, neglect, ignore, disregard, lose sight of, pay no attention to, fail to consider, be lax about.
entitle (verb) – label, name, term.
civilian (noun) – non-military person, ordinary citizen.
uphold (verb) – confirm, support, endorse, approve, vindicate, validate.
humanitarian (adjective) – compassionate, humane, socially concerned.
obligation (noun) – responsibility, onus, liability, accountability, commitment, engagement.
condemn (verb) – denounce, criticize, censure, castigate, hit out at, discredit, find fault with, slam.
indiscriminate (adjective) – thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered, casual, careless, aimless, foolish, mindless, impulsive, ill-considered.
prominent (adjective) – powerful, strong, important.
diplomatic (adjective) – tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy.
fare (verb) – do, perform; progress, proceed, get along, make out.
secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, gain, get.
alternatively (adverb) – on the other hand.
motion (noun) – proposal, resolution.
explanation of vote (EOV) and explanation of position (EOP) (noun) – When a test/resolution is adopted by the General Assembly or the Security Council, Member States have the opportunity to explain their national position and the reasons for their vote before (explanation of position) or after (explanation of vote) it. These statements have primarily political purposes and may be intended to recall an essential element of the negotiation or something that the Member State considers poorly reflected in the compromise text/resolution.
regret (verb) – be sorry about, be regretful at/about, feel sad about.
reference (noun) – mention, remark, comment .
designate (verb) – name, call, tag, term, identify.
on the other hand (verb) – on the contrary, conversely, in other ways, inversely, however, as an alternative.
shift (noun) – change.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
departure (noun) – deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
cease (verb) – end, halt, stop.
retaliatory (adjective) – revenging, vengeful, avenging.
strike (noun) – a sudden attack, assault, bombing.
in line with (phrase) – in agreement with, in accordance with, in alignment with.
critical of (adjective) – reproving, disapproving, condemning, criticizing.
growing (adjective) – increasing.
geopolitical (adjective) – relating to (the study of) the geographical factors (a country’s position on the earth, size, climate, and natural resources &, etc.) in world politics and inter-state relations.
forge (verb) – form, create, establish.
out of sync (phrase) – out of the agreement.
The Global South (noun) – the poor developing countries (of Asia, Africa, South America, amongst others).
The Global North (noun) – the economically developed countries (of Europe, North America, Australia, amongst others).
high table (noun) – a group with most important people. It exactly means (particularly in a dining hall of a college) a table put on a raised platform for most important people. A seat at the global high table figuratively means “a permanent membership of the UN Security Council).