The Hindu Editorial (Pandora’s box) – Apr 11, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Pandora’s box) – Apr 11, 2024:

Pandora (proper noun) – In Greek mythology, the first woman.
Pandora’s box (noun) – (figuratively) a source of something (problems, troubles, difficulties, etc.).
electoral bond (noun) – an electoral bond is designed to be a bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to a bank note that is payable to the bearer on demand and free of interest. It can be purchased by any citizen of India or a body incorporated in India. it allows limitless, secret donations to political parties, including (and especially) by corporations.
revelation (noun) – disclosure, surprising fact, declaration, report, announcement.
necessitate (verb) – require, demand, call for, entail, make necessary.
naysayer (noun) – a person who always denies or opposes something.
regulatory (adjective) – relating to the control/supervision of an activity by a set of rules, laws, etc.
aggregate (adjective) – cumulative; accruing, collective, combined.
substantial (adjective) – sizeable, considerable, significant, appreciable.
exceed (verb) – to be greater than, go beyond.
incorporated (adjective) – referring to the legal process that is used to form a corporate entity or a company.
stipulated (adjective) – prescribed, fixed, specified, defined, required.
suspect (adjective) – suspicious, dubious, questionable, doubtful, untrustworthy.
front (noun) – an organization acting as a cover for illegal activities; false front, facade, cover-up, mask, screen, camouflage.
launder (verb) – move illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
shell company (noun) – a non-trading company used as a vehicle for various financial manoeuvres (operations).
tax evasion/terrorism (noun) – an illegal action in which a person or company purposely avoids paying a true tax liability.
supplement (verb) – augment, expand, complement, amplify, enhance, add to.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun) – Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).
investigative agencies (noun) – India has a number of investigative agencies like The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), The National Investigation Agency (NIA), The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and others.
as a means to (phrase) – as a way/method to.
quid pro quo (phrase) – “something for something”; support in exchange for something.
emphatic (adjective) – certain, clear, decided, firm, determined, assertive, insistent, outright, one hundred per cent, categorical, unequivocal, unambiguous
apprehension (noun) – suspicion, doubt, disquiet, misgiving, shock, worry, trepidation.
money laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
go ahead with something (phrase) – to do (something) after planning to do it; proceed.
encash (verb) – exchange, change something into money; convert something into cash.
the lion’s share (phrase) – the most of something, the largest part of something; the greater number of, the main part of, more than half of, the bulk of something.
laud (verb) – praise, hail, adore, glorify, honour, acclaim, applaud,
opaque (adjective) – non-transparent, hidden, mysterious, unclear, blurred, murky.
dubious (noun) – suspicious, questionable, doubtful.
indictment (noun) – a formal written accusation by a grand jury that a person has committed a serious crime; charge, allegation, arraignment, imputation, incrimination.
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
in place (phrase) – arranged, set up, ready.
polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
campaign (verb) – promote, push, speak for, lobby for (an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group).
up to (phrase) – used to say that someone can decide about something.
electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
governance (noun) – administration, government, regime.
thorough (adjective) – careful, attentive, meticulous, diligent, scrupulous.
break (verb) – contravene, offend, violate, breach, encroach on, trespass on, infringe on, obtrude on.
judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested; judges collectively.
prod (verb) – push, impel, nudge, urge, encourage, persuade, galvanize.
clean-up (noun) – the process of cleaning/purging/cleansing something.
democracy (noun) – a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through fairly & freely elected representatives.