The Hindu Editorial (​​Tighten the process) – Jun 10, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​​Tighten the process) – Jun 10, 2025:

1. tighten (verb) – make stricter, make more rigorous, make more stringent, stiffen, toughen.
2. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
3. legitimate (adjective) – valid, reasonable, acceptable, sensible.
4. roll (noun) – list.
5. transparency (noun) – clearness, clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
6. troubling (adjective) – disturbing, unsettling, troublesome, scary, upsetting, worrisome.
7. conduct (noun) – handling, controlling, management.
8. transpire (verb) – happen, occur, take place, come about, turn up.
9. abnormal (adjective) – unexpected, unusual, strange, surprising.
10. Assembly (noun) – the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government with elected representatives by the voters of an electoral districts (constituencies); law-making body or governing body.
11. legislative assembly (noun): Also known as Vidhan Sabha; it is the lower house in the states and union territories of India that have a bicameral legislature. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people through assembly elections. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved earlier. A member of a Legislative Assembly is referred to as an MLA.
12. turnout (noun) – participation, attendance. (Voter turnout refers to the number or percentage of eligible voters who cast their ballots). 
13. Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 (noun) – An Act to provide for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the corrupt practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections.
14. panel (noun) – committee, council.
15. stand scrutiny (phrase) – to withstand scrutiny or criticism; hold water; bear scrutiny, ring true.  
16. scrutiny (noun) – examination, inspection, investigation.
17. considering (preposition) – taking into account, bearing in mind, in view of.
18. safeguard (noun) – protection, security.
19. unpack (verb) – analyse all the parts of something.
20. proximate (adjective) – approaching, upcoming, imminent, impending, nearing, at hand; approximate, close, nearest, firsthand, adjacent.
21. precedent (noun) – a past action/event/decision that is seen as an example; previous example, previous instance, prior instance, previous case, example
22. electorate (noun) – all the people in a country who are eligible to vote in an election
23. following (preposition) – after, subsequent to, in the wake of, as a result of, ensuing.
24. nearly (adverb) – almost, about, more or less, close to.
25. proactively (adverb) – farsightedly, shrewdly, energetically.
26. regarding (preposition) – with regard to, with reference to, in terms of, concerning, as to, in connection with. 
27. allegation (noun) – claim, accusation, charge, indictment.
28. hold water (phrase) – to withstand scrutiny or criticism; bear scrutiny; stand scrutiny, ring true.  
29. provisional (adjective) – tentative, temporary, unfinished, short-term, transitional.
30. via (preposition) – by means of; by way of; through.
31. discrepancy (noun) – contradiction, difference, variance, variation, deviation, dissimilarity, disagreement, paradox, incongruity.
32. figure (noun) – number.
33. Form 17C (noun) – it contains the account of votes recorded at each polling station.
34. lag (noun) – delay, pause .
35. rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on, count on, bank on, lean on, resort to, or have recourse to.
36. contention (noun) – case, allegation, argument.
37. merit (verb) – warrant, justify, deserve, be worthy of.
38. nominee (noun) – appointee, candidate.
39. scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate, assess.
40. transparent (adjective) – honest, forthright, straightforward, crystal-clear, unambiguous, unequivocal.
41. incumbent upon (adjective) – binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary.
42. alacrity (noun) – eagerness, readiness, promptness, willingness; enthusiasm, zeal, fervour, keenness, briskness, swiftness, speed
43. cry foul (phrase) – to protest against/complain about something done by someone is wrong (or) not fair.
44. ultimately (adverb) – finally, eventually, in the end.
45. onus (noun) – responsibility, duty, liability, accountability, obligation, burden.
46. lie on (verb) – be, be positioned.
47. enhance (verb) – increase, intensify, augment, strengthen, emphasize.

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