The Hindu Editorial (Needless escalation) – Oct 05, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Needless escalation) – Oct 05, 2021:

escalation (noun) – intensification, aggravation, exacerbation.
trust deficit (noun) – lack of trust (on authorities-from societal point of view). Situations with low levels of trust are not supportive and often counterproductive. People feel vulnerable and look at each other with suspicion. As a result, they are less open, since they fear that they will not be fairly treated by the other side.
mow down (phrasal verb) – knock down (with a vehicle).
convoy (noun) – a group of vehicles or ships that are traveling together usually for protection.
mark (verb) – indicate, signify, represent, denote.
movement (noun) – campaign.
agitator (noun) – protester, protest marcher, campaigner.
trade (verb) – swap, exchange.
charge (noun) – accusation, allegation, blame, indictment.
rapprochement (noun) – reconciliation, reuniting, restoration of harmony, compromise/understanding.
Farm Acts, 2000 (noun) – Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees”, “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 facilitates contract farming and direct marketing”, and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances”.
headway (noun) – progress, advancement.
keep/hold/put something in abeyance (phrase) – suspend, put off, discontinue, dissolve, terminate.
abeyance (noun) – a state of being inactive/suspended/inoperative temporarily; a state of dormancy; temporary halt/postponement. (It is mostly used in the phrase “in abeyance” with the word “in”).
stay (verb) – stop, prevent; postpone, put off, delay, defer.
implementation (noun) – execution, application, carrying out.
distrust (noun) – mistrust, suspicion, lack of trust.
budge (verb) – change one’s mind, give way, give in, yield, compromise, retract.
maximalist (adjective) – relating to an approach of a person/organisation (particularly in politics) with extreme thoughts and not ready to compromise.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal, demand.
repeal (noun) – cancellation, invalidation, reversal, annulment, nullification.
Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) (noun) – it allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees.
Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act (noun) – it facilitates contract farming and direct marketing.
the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 (noun) – it deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
indefinitely (adverb) – forever, endlessly, continually.
harvest (noun) – yield; return, result.
facilitate (verb) – make easy, make possible, enable, assist, help/aid.
make public (phrase) – announce, release, publish.
rush through (phrasal verb) – to deal with/act on something very quickly.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.
merit (noun) – good point, strong point, advantage, value.
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
discontent (noun) – dissatisfaction, disaffection, disgruntlement, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure.
largely (adverb) – to a large/great extent.
subsidy (noun) – also called subvention; a financial contribution granted to help an industry or business, mostly given by a government, in order to keep the price of service/goods at a low level.
procurement (noun) – the action of procuring/purchasing/buying something.
jolt (verb) – surprise, shock, stun.
prone to (adjective) – susceptible, vulnerable, liable, subject; likely to have, at risk of.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
liberalise (verb) – to make something (regulations/norms) less strict.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) (noun) – it is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to give guaranteed price and assured market to the farmers and protect them from the price fluctuations and market imperfections. The guaranteed price and assured market are expected to encourage higher investment and in the adoption of modern farming practices.
robust (adjective) – strong, powerful.
institutional (adjective) – organized, procedural, prescribed, systematic, systematized, methodical, structured, regulated.
redress (noun) – compensation, reparation, restitution; remedy.
mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method, technique.
take into account (phrase) – consider, take into consideration, have regard to, reckon with.
put in place (phrase) – establish, set up, create/form.
after all (phrase) – most importantly, above all, beyond everything.
deliberation (noun) – careful discussion, consideration, thought/thinking, contemplation.
Parliamentary Standing Committee/Parliamentary panel (noun) – it is a committee (consisting of Members of Parliament) constituted usually on an annual basis to enable detailed consideration/discussion on all bills (all proposed laws).
Parliamentary select committee (noun) – ‘parliamentary select committee’ can be formed for a specific purpose, for instance, to deliberate on a particular bill. Once the Bill is disposed of, that select committee ceases to exist.
hearing (noun) – chance to speak, opportunity to express one’s point of view.
Bill (noun) – A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills.
rush (verb) – act rapidly/hurriedly.
voice vote (noun) – a voice vote involves the speaker putting a question to the house and then asking the house to put forward its opinion in the forms of ayes (yes) or noes. Based on a rough measure of which side was louder, the speaker decides if the motion was passed or fell through.
lingering (adjective) – continuing, remaining, long-lasting, unabating, prolonged, persistent.
impartially (adverb) – unbiasedly, neutrally, non-discriminatorily, dispassionately, open-mindedly, equitably, even-handedly, fairly.
imperative (adjective) – vitally important, crucial, critical, essential, necessary.
procedural (adjective) – structured, well ordered, methodical, systematic, practical.
bridge (verb) – join, link, connect, unite.