The Hindu Editorial Article of 20 June 2020- Revolving door: On Manipur politics.
| Words | Meaning |
| 1. defections (noun) | the desertion of one’s country, or party or cause in favour of an opposing one. |
| 2. churn (verb) | to move something with great force, |
| 3. turmoil (noun) | a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder |
| 4. probably (adverb) | used to mean that something is very likely |
| 5. cabinet (noun) | a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions |
| 6. intervened (verb) | to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse |
| 7. stripping (present participle of strip) | to remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something |
| 8. banned (past simple and past participle of ban) | to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially |
| 9. disputed (adjective) |
used to describe something that is the subject of disagreement, especially official or legal disagreement
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| 10. whimsical (Adjective) |
unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying
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| 11. loyalties (noun) | the quality of being loyal |
| 12. stake (noun) |
a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business
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Practice With,
| 13. shenanigans (noun) |
secret or dishonest activities, usually of a complicated and humorous or interesting type
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| 14. curbing (verb) | to control or limit something that is not wanted |
| 15. brazen (adjective) | obvious, without any attempt to be hidden |
| 16. subversion (noun) |
the act of trying to destroy or damage an established system or government
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| 17. mandates (noun) |
the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country
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| 18. legislators (noun) |
a member of a group of people who together have the power to make laws
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| 19. lure (noun) |
the quality or power that something or someone has that makes it, him, or her attractive
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| 20. berths (noun) |
a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in a port
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| 21. adhered (verb) | to stick firmly |
| 22. in letter if not spirit (idiom) |
When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the “letter”) of the law, but not necessarily the intent of those who wrote the law.
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| 23. outright (adverb) | completely or immediately |
| 24. amendments (noun) | a change or changes made to the words of a text |
| 25. patronage (noun) |
the power of a person to give someone an important job or position
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| 26. emboldening (verb) | to make someone brave |
| 27. immoral (Adjective) |
morally wrong, or outside society’s standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour
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| 28. machinations (noun) |
complicated and secret plans to get power or control or to gain an advantage
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