The Hindu Editorial (Turning up) – Apr 11, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (Turning up) – Apr 11, 2026:

1. turn up (phrasal verb) – to be present, attend, or show up for an event; attend, be present, participate, show up.
2. turnout (noun) – the number of people attending or taking part in an event; attendance, participation, voter turnout.
3. enthusiasm (noun) – intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval; eagerness, keenness, ardour, zeal.
4. healthy (adjective) – robust, strong, vigorous, flourishing.
5. democracy (noun) – a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives; representative government, republic.
6. hold (verb) – to organize or conduct an event; conduct, organize, arrange, host.
7. electorate (noun) – all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election; voters, voting public, electors, constituency.
8. hazardous (adjective) – risky, high-risk, dangerous, unsafe, perilous.
9. pinpoint (verb) – to find or identify with great accuracy or precision; identify exactly, locate precisely, specify, determine.
10. treacherous (adjective) – risky, unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, unpredictable.
11. read (verb) – to interpret or understand something in a particular way; interpret, understand, construe, take to mean.
12. objectively (adverb) – in a way that is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts; impartially, neutrally, unbiasedly, dispassionately.
13. identifiable (adjective) – recognizable, distinguishable, noticeable, perceivable.
14. conjecture (noun) – an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; speculation, guesswork, assumption, surmise.
15. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) (noun) – an official exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to rigorously update, correct, and verify the electoral rolls by adding eligible voters and removing ineligible or deceased ones.
16. electoral roll (noun) – voter list, voting register, electoral register, voter registry.
17. cull (verb) – to remove entries from a list based on specific criteria; remove, filter out, weed out, extract.
18. considerable (adjective) – significant, substantial, sizeable, appreciable.
19. given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind, in view of.
20. National Register of Citizens (NRC) (noun) – an official register containing names of all genuine Indian citizens, initiated to identify illegal immigrants, notably updated in Assam under the supervision of the Supreme Court of India.
21. under way (phrase/adverb) – having started and in progress; in progress, ongoing, happening, proceeding.
22. Special Revision (SR) (noun) – an intensive drive or process ordered by the Election Commission to revise and update the electoral rolls outside of the regular annual summary revision.
23. rigorous (adjective) – extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate; meticulous, strict, stringent, careful.
24. roll (noun) – an official list or register of names, such as a voter list; register, list, directory, index.
25. lead to (phrasal verb) – result in, cause, bring about, give rise to.
26. shrink (verb) – reduce, decrease, diminish, lessen.
27. denominator (noun) – a figure representing the total population or base number used in a calculation; base figure, total number, reference point, standard of reference.
28. ghost voters (noun) – fictitious, deceased, or duplicate entries in an electoral roll used fraudulently to cast votes; fake voters, bogus voters, duplicate voters, phantom voters.
29. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
30. regarding (preposition) – concerning or in respect to something; concerning, about, with regard to, respecting.
31. potential (adjective) – possible, likely, prospective, probable.
32. disenfranchisement (noun) – the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote; deprivation of the right to vote, marginalization, exclusion.
33. keener (adjective) – having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm; more eager, more enthusiastic, more intense.
34. interest (noun) – curiosity, attention, concern, involvement.
35. for instance (phrase) – as an example; for example, e.g., to illustrate, as a case in point.
36. migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions; immigrant.
37. anecdotal (adjective) – informal, unscientific, unverified, subjective.
38. suggest (verb) – indicate, point to, show/hint, imply.
39. ongoing (adjective) – continuing, proceeding, under way, continuous.
40. face (verb) – to confront or deal with a difficult situation; confront, encounter, experience, tackle.
41. flak (noun) – strong criticism or opposition; criticism, censure, disapproval, hostility.
42. take pride in (phrase) – to feel proud of someone or something; be proud of, glory in, delight in, boast about.
43. term (verb) – call, name, describe as, designate.
44. historic (adjective) – significant, momentous, memorable, consequential.
45. testimony (noun) – evidence, proof, attestation, confirmation.
46. hail (verb) – to praise someone or something enthusiastically; praise, acclaim, applaud, commend.
47. mark (noun) – sign, indication, symbol, token.
48. popular (adjective) – public, general, collective, widespread.
49. the Opposition (noun) – the political party or group of parties; political opposition, rival parties, dissenting group, political adversaries.
50. sought (verb) – past tense of seek; to attempt or desire to obtain or achieve something; attempt, try, aim, strive for.
51. interpret (verb) – explain, elucidate, understand, construe.
52. bugle (noun) – a brass instrument like a small trumpet, historically used for military signals, here used metaphorically to signal the start of an event; signal, call, announcement, clarion.
53. regardless of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, irrespective of, paying no attention to.
54. outcome (noun) – consequence, result, conclusion, aftermath.
55. take on board (phrase) – to fully consider, accept, or integrate a new idea, opinion, or piece of information; accept, consider, embrace, acknowledge.
56. enabling (adjective) – facilitating, empowering, allowing, permitting.
57. rather than (phrase) – instead of, as opposed to, in place of, more than.
58. restrictive (adjective) – limiting, restricting, constraining, prohibitive.
59. clean up (phrasal verb) – reform, purify, reorganize, straighten out.
60. throw the baby out with the bathwater (phrase) – an avoidable error in which something good or valuable is inadvertently discarded while trying to get rid of something unwanted; discard the essential with the inessential, reject the good with the bad.
61. upcoming (adjective) – approaching, forthcoming, imminent, impending.
62. delimitation (noun) – the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body; boundary fixing, demarcation.
63. women’s reservation (noun) – a policy or legislative act that mandates setting aside a certain percentage of seats for women in political bodies to ensure their representation; gender quota, reserved seats for women, political affirmative action for women.
64. Women’s Reservation Act, 2023 (proper noun) – officially the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, it is an Indian law mandating the reservation of one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State legislative assemblies; Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
65. Lower house/Lok Sabha (proper noun) – the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, composed of representatives chosen by direct election; House of the People, lower house, lower chamber.
66. Legislative Assembly/Vidhan Sabha (proper noun) – the lower house or sole house of the state legislature in India whose members are directly elected by the public; Legislative Assembly, state legislature.
67. in a way that (phrase) – such that, so that, in a manner that, by means of which.

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