The Hindu Editorial (Welcome assertion) – Nov 01, 2023

It is a welcome sign of judicial assertion that the Supreme Court of India has fixed a deadline for the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to adjudicate on petitions seeking the disqualification of members who had broken away from... For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Welcome assertion) – Nov 01, 2023.

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welcome (adjective) – pleasing, agreeable, favourable, promising, much needed.
assertion (noun) – statement, declaration, opinion, affirmation, pronouncement; upholding, insistence.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
take out (phrasal verb) – remove, dissociate, separate, detach.
purview (noun) – limits, bounds, ambit, extent, range, scope.
adjudicate (verb) – adjudge, judge, decide, settle, resolve.
petition (noun) – appeal, plea, supplication, urgent request.
seek (verb) – request, ask for, appeal for.
break away (phrasal verb) – split with, separate from, disaffiliate from, defect from, part company with.
tend to (verb) – be inclined, be disposed, gravitate, have a leaning/disposition.
alacrity (noun) – eagerness, readiness, promptness, willingness; enthusiasm, zeal, fervour, keenness, briskness, swiftness, speed.
supine (adjective) – (figuratively) inactive, lethargic, spiritless; spineless, yielding, submissive, docile; (literally) lying flat on your back and looking upwards.
indifference (noun) – carelessness, disregard, inattention, neglect, inactivity, passivity, negligence.
affiliation (noun) – connection, relationship, association, partnership, attachment, link.
from time to time (phrase) – (every) now and then/again, on occasions, sometimes, periodically, occasionally, sporadically.
neutral (adjective) – fair-minded, even-handed, non-participating, unaligned, impartial, unbiased, non-partisan.
urgency (noun) – importance, top priority, gravity, necessity, exigency, seriousness.
arise out (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, emanate, originate, emerge, stem from.
Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (or) Anti-defection Law (noun) – The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment in 1985. The grounds of disqualification are specified in Paragraph 2 of the 10th Schedule. A member would incur a disqualification under paragraph 2 (1) (a) when he “voluntarily gives up his membership of a party” and under 2 (1) (b) when he/she votes (or abstains from voting) contrary to the directive issued by the party.
presiding officer (noun) – Speaker is the presiding officers of state legislature. (The Speaker is the presiding officer in the Lower House (Lok Sabha). The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman/presiding officer of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha)).
loyalty (noun) – allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, adherence.
constitutional (adjective) – relating to something as per the Constitution; legal, lawful, legitimate.
quite (adverb) – fairly, completely, totally, absolutely, reasonably
fitting (adjective) – appropriate, suitable, apt, correct, opportune.
camp (noun) – group, side, faction.
concerning (preposition) – regarding, with regard to, with respect to.
breakaway group (noun) – separatist, secessionist, dissenting, splinter (group/party); a small group, sector, wing of a larger one.
direction (noun) – instruction, command, order.
follow-up (noun) – further review, examination, observation.
outcome (noun) – result, aftermath, consequence, repercussion, ramification.
bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
Constitution Bench (noun) – a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon. Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).
Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
split (noun) – division, separation, rupture, break-up, rift.
lead to (phrasal verb) – cause, result in, bring on, bring about, produce, give rise to.
regime (noun) – government.
succeed (verb) – replace, take the place of, take over from, supersede, oust, unseat.
club (verb) – join, combine, get together.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, comprise, form, compose, make up, represent.
observe (verb) – say, remark, comment, mention, state, pronounce.
deference (noun) – submission, obedience, surrender; (respect, regard; consideration, courtesy).
tribunal (noun) – a special court or arbitration panel set up to resolve a particular dispute; court.
incur (verb) – to become subject to or experience something unpleasant as a result of your actions.
leisurely (adjective) – slow, lazy, unhurried, relaxed, unrushed, effortless.
partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided, preferential, unjust, unfair, inequitable.
rife with (adjective) – full of, filled with, fraught (with), charged with, loaded with, frought.
recruit (verb) – get, obtain, acquire.
friendly (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative, accommodative, helpful, favourable; easy-going, approachable, agreeable, amenable, affable.
growing (adjective) – increasing.
so far as (phrase) – to the extent that.
long after (phrase) – after a long time.
so long as (phrase) – provided that.
be vest with (verb) – give or provide (someone) the legal right to power.
authority (noun) – power, control, influence, sway, leverage, clout.
(constitutional) authority (noun) – a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state (country), namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary.
thicket (noun) – dense growth of something (particularly small trees/bushes close together).