{"id":11462,"date":"2021-12-01T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T06:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=11462"},"modified":"2021-12-01T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T06:05:24","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-dec-1-2021-day-188","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-dec-1-2021-day-188\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Dec 1, 2021; Day 188"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thrust&nbsp;<\/td><td>Forced&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scarcely&nbsp;<\/td><td>Only a very short time before<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nay&nbsp;<\/td><td>A negative<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caretaker government&nbsp;<\/td><td>a temporary ad hoc government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kick off&nbsp;<\/td><td>Commence officially<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erstwhile&nbsp;<\/td><td>Belonging to some prior time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Embody&nbsp;<\/td><td>to be a very good example of something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rest on her laurels&nbsp;<\/td><td>rest on your laurels means to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stumbling block&nbsp;<\/td><td>something that causes trouble or a difficulty, so that you cannot achieve what you want<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kronor&nbsp;<\/td><td>The basic unit of money in Sweden<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/banking\/ibps-po\/?refcode=3164&amp;utm_source=Blog_The+Hindu+Editorial+Vocabulary%E2%80%93+Dec+1%2C+2021%3B+Day+188_011221_IBPSPM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=IBPSPM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IBPS_PO_210921-1024x128.jpg\" alt=\"IBPS_PO_Mock Test\" class=\"wp-image-8488\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sweden\u2019s fresh start: On Stockholm\u2019s first ever woman Prime Minister<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magdalena Andersson\u2019s legacy will be defined by her ability to stay true to party\u2019s core values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In appointing its first ever woman Prime Minister, former Finance Minister and member of the Social Democratic Party Magdalena Andersson, Sweden joined other Nordic nations that have had a woman as a leader. Ms. Andersson\u2019s entry was unusually dramatic \u2014 she was <strong>thrust (forced) <\/strong>into the prime ministerial berth for <strong>scarcely (Only a very short time before) <\/strong>a few hours last week as she had to resign owing to a coalition partner, the Green Party, quitting government after its budget proposal was defeated in the Riksdag. Nevertheless, she went on to secure the top position on a firmer footing after another vote was held where she surpassed the threshold for maximum level of opposition to her prime ministership \u2014 she faced 173 <strong>\u2018nay\u2019 (A negative) <\/strong>votes whereas it would have taken 175 of those to keep her from taking up the leadership mantle. She takes over from her predecessor, Stefan L\u00f6fven, in complex political circumstances, given that he was heading a <strong>caretaker government (a temporary ad hoc government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed)<\/strong> after being defeated in a vote of no confidence in June 2021. Hailing originally from the university town of Uppsala, Ms. Andersson\u2019s political innings <strong>kicked off (Commence officially)<\/strong> in 1996 when she became a political adviser to <strong>erstwhile (Belonging to some prior time) <\/strong>Prime Minister G\u00f6ran Persson. She <strong>embodies (to be a very good example of something) <\/strong>the classic Swedish ideal of hard work and rising steadily through the ranks on the merit of her performance, an exceptional achievement given the male-dominated arena of Swedish politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, Ms. Andersson can hardly afford to <strong>rest on her laurels (rest on your laurels means to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else)<\/strong> as the road ahead for her government and party may well be a bumpy one. The immediate challenge is of economic governance, and it arises from the fact that the Social Democrats are charged with implementing a budget passed by the Swedish opposition, including the neo-Nazi elements of the right-wing Sweden Democrats Party. While there is cause for cheer given that the opposition budget was based on the government\u2019s own proposal, the <strong>stumbling block (something that causes trouble or a difficulty, so that you cannot achieve what you want)<\/strong> for her administration may be the fact that of the 74 billion kronor that it hoped to spend on reforms, only a little over 20 billion <strong>kronor (The basic unit of money in Sweden) <\/strong>will be available to her government in 2022. This tightening of purse strings could dent her ambitious plans to carry out much-needed social reforms, especially in the areas of climate change, welfare policies and measures to combat gang violence and organised crime activity, both of which have risen alarmingly in recent years in cities such as Stockholm, Malmo and Gothenburg. While some analysts consider Ms. Andersson to be not opposed to dealing with right-wing parties, they acknowledge that her position \u201csoftened\u201d, during the pandemic, manifested in greater willingness to borrow to fund green investments, and in allowing the state to have a greater control of the welfare sector. Her ability to build bridges with the opposition while yet staying true to the Social Democrats\u2019 core party values will define her legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/banking\/ibps-po\/?refcode=3164&amp;utm_source=Blog_The+Hindu+Editorial+Vocabulary%E2%80%93+Dec+1%2C+2021%3B+Day+188_011221_IBPSPM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=IBPSPM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IBPS_PO_210921-1024x128.jpg\" alt=\"IBPS_PO_Mock Test\" class=\"wp-image-8488\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update your vocabulary with the help of these articles we publish on a daily basis. 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