Today’s “Word of the Day” is “antithesis“ and it is a noun and its meaning is “something as being the opposite of another thing; (direct) opposite, exact opposite, setting opposite, reverse, converse, reversal, inverse.
Example Sentence: n 1900 every country in Europe was a monarchy, save for three: France, Switzerland and San Marino. By 2000 most had become republics, with the exceptions being Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the UK and Spain. These monarchies have survived partly for geopolitical reasons,… The monarchy may seem the very antithesis of a democratic or accountable institution – but ultimately, continuation of the monarchy depends on the continuing support of the people.
This phrase is present in Control the PR, lose the hangers-on: lessons for Charles from Europe’s royals and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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