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Trump season: On the 2024 U.S. Presidential election

The former president is leading, but the election is still months away

As the Republican National Convention (सम्मेलन, सभा) drew to a close in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it became obvious that the Party’s expected nominee (उम्मीदवार) for the 2024 U.S. presidential election in November, former President Donald Trump, is not only capitalising on (लाभ उठाना, फायदा उठाना) the popularity boost that he has inevitably (अनिवार्य रूप से) benefited from since surviving an assassination (हत्या) attempt a week earlier, but has now established (स्थापित करना) total control of the Republican Party and is in a strong position to take on (compete against, oppose, challenge, confront, fight, stand up to) incumbent (current, existing, present (holder, bearer or occupant of an office)) President Joe Biden in that regard (उस संदर्भ में, उस मामले में). The Convention itself marked (चिह्नित करना) several firsts — not only was Mr. Trump’s speech the first major public remarks he delivered since the assassin’s (हत्यारा) bullet injured his ear but otherwise left him unscathed (सुरक्षित), but the Convention itself was held for the first time in person (​(of an activity or event) happening with people physically present together in the same place, not virtually (by using computer technology over the internet)) since the COVID-19 pandemic (महामारी) resulted in (cause, lead to, bring about, give rise to) the cancellation of all public political events in 2020. It would also appear that Republican strategists (रणनीतिकार) have deepened (गहरा करना) their appreciation of optics as far as (जहां तक) Mr. Trump’s appeal (attraction, interest, charisma, fascination) among the electorate (all the people who entitled to vote in an election) goes. There was a distinct (स्पष्ट, विशिष्ट) attempt to project (present, put across, communicate, promote) the political power of women at the event, almost as if (like as it would be if) to soften (decrease, reduce, lessen, moderate) the former president’s image (public perception, persona), which was in years past battered (damage, spoil, impair/ruin; smash, hit/strike repeatedly) by revelations (disclosure, utterance, announcement, report, news) of his unflattering (unattractive, unfavourable, harsh, critical, attacking, disapproving) remarks about women. Mr. Trump’s wife Melania made a rare appearance at the event, as did his 17-year-old granddaughter Kai, his daughter-in-law and co-chair (a person who chairs something (party/meeting & etc) jointly with another) of the Republican ((in the US) a member or supporter of the Republican Party (also referred to as the GOP); conservative, right winger. Grand Old Party (GOP) refers to the Republican Party) National Committee, Lara, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders, Mr. Trump’s former Press Secretary, and Indian American Usha Chilukuri Vance, who is the wife of Mr. Trump’s running mate (the person who runs with someone in an election (such as an election to choose a new president) and who is given the less important position (such as vice president) if they are elected), J.D. Vance.

There is much to analyse in Mr. Trump picking the 39-year-old Mr. Vance for Vice Presidential candidate in the upcoming race. Mr. Trump is evidently (obviously, clearly, visibly, markedly, distinctly, manifestly; apparently, supposedly, seemingly, reportedly, presumably, ostensibly) keen (eager, desirous, wishing, determined; interested in, passionate about, fond of) to win over younger demographic cohorts (group of people (within a particular category/classification)) in this election; he is also aligned (give support to; to agree with) to white, male America, and what it stands for in the country’s fraught (worried, troubled, stressful, overwrought, distressed, agitated, distracted, frantic, desperate, distraught (and with many problems)) politics today. There is also a geographic message in the subtext (implicit/indirect meaning; hidden agenda; (underlying) connotation, association, hint, implication; undertone) — as the junior Senator (a member of the Senate (the upper house or chamber in some bicameral legislative systems. (for example in the US, Australia, Canada)) from Ohio, Mr. Vance could also become a critical interlocutor (a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation) for the Trump campaign’s (canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group) engagement with the all-important Rust Belt (it is a term used to describe areas (north east, mid west & Great Lakes regions) in the US. This term is used to describe these areas where there was an economic decline, urban decay, high rates of poverty, and a drop in population due to deindustrialization during 1970s &1980s) states — swing states of the mid-western U.S. that can potentially (likely, possibly, conceivably, perhaps, may be) make or break (to make (someone or something) a success or a failure) a presidential candidate. While there is no denying (used to say that something is undoubtedly true) Mr. Trump’s overall strong position and lead in swing states according to several national polls, three months is a long time in politics, and that certainly (obviously, unquestionably, undoubtedly, beyond doubt) applies to the U.S.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.convention (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सम्मेलन, सभा
English Meaning - conference, meeting, gathering, forum.

2.nominee (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उम्मीदवार
English Meaning - candidate.

3.capitalise on (verb)

Hindi Meaning - लाभ उठाना, फायदा उठाना
English Meaning - take advantage of, use, make use of, benefit from.

4.inevitably (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - अनिवार्य रूप से
English Meaning - necessarily, unavoidably, definitely, certainly, surely.

5.assassination (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हत्या
English Meaning - murder, killing.

6.establish (verb)

Hindi Meaning - स्थापित करना
English Meaning - prove, show, demonstrate, confirm.

7.in that regard (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - उस संदर्भ में, उस मामले में
English Meaning - (in that) consideration, particularity, detail/fact.

8.mark (verb)

Hindi Meaning - चिह्नित करना
English Meaning - show, indicate, denote.

9.assassin (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हत्यारा
English Meaning - gunman, murderer, killer.

10.unscathed (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सुरक्षित
English Meaning - unhurt, undamaged, unharmed.

11.pandemic (noun)

Hindi Meaning - महामारी
English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.

12.strategist (noun)

Hindi Meaning - रणनीतिकार
English Meaning - someone skilled in planning action/policy (especially in politics/war).

13.deepen (verb)

Hindi Meaning - गहरा करना
English Meaning - grow, increase, intensify, strengthen, heighten, augment.

14.as far as (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - जहां तक
English Meaning - to the extent that.

15.distinct (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - स्पष्ट, विशिष्ट
English Meaning - clear, well defined, definite, obvious, apparent, striking.

16.result in (verb)

English Meaning - cause, lead to, bring about, give rise to.

17.Republican (noun)

English Meaning - (in the US) a member or supporter of the Republican Party (also referred to as the GOP); conservative, right winger. Grand Old Party (GOP) refers to the Republican Party.

18.draw to a close/an end (phrase)

English Meaning - to come to an end; to gradually finish/conclude/complete.

19.take on (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - compete against, oppose, challenge, confront, fight, stand up to.

20.incumbent (adjective)

English Meaning - current, existing, present (holder, bearer or occupant of an office).

21.hold (verb)

English Meaning - conduct, organize.

22.in person (phrase)

English Meaning - ​(of an activity or event) happening with people physically present together in the same place, not virtually (by using computer technology over the internet).

23.optics (noun)

English Meaning - (typically in a political situation) the way in which an event is recognized by the public.

24.appeal (noun)

English Meaning - attraction, interest, charisma, fascination.

25.electorate (noun)

English Meaning - all the people who entitled to vote in an election.

26.project (verb)

English Meaning - present, put across, communicate, promote.

27.as if (phrase)

English Meaning - like as it would be if.

28.soften (verb)

English Meaning - decrease, reduce, lessen, moderate.

29.image (noun)

English Meaning - public perception, persona.

30.batter (verb)

English Meaning - damage, spoil, impair/ruin; smash, hit/strike repeatedly.

31.revelation (noun)

English Meaning - disclosure, utterance, announcement, report, news.

32.unflattering (adjective)

English Meaning - unattractive, unfavourable, harsh, critical, attacking, disapproving.

33.co-chair (noun)

English Meaning - a person who chairs something (party/meeting & etc) jointly with another.

34.running mate (noun)

English Meaning - the person who runs with someone in an election (such as an election to choose a new president) and who is given the less important position (such as vice president) if they are elected.

35.race (noun)

English Meaning - contest, competition; election (in this context).

36.evidently (adverb)

English Meaning - obviously, clearly, visibly, markedly, distinctly, manifestly; apparently, supposedly, seemingly, reportedly, presumably, ostensibly.

37.keen (adjective)

English Meaning - eager, desirous, wishing, determined; interested in, passionate about, fond of.

38.win over (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - convince, satisfy, prevail (on or upon), persuade, influence, attract, get round.

39.cohort (noun)

English Meaning - group of people (within a particular category/classification).

40.demographic (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to the statistical study/structure of populations, especially human beings.

41.align (verb)

English Meaning - give support to; to agree with.

42.fraught (adjective)

English Meaning - worried, troubled, stressful, overwrought, distressed, agitated, distracted, frantic, desperate, distraught (and with many problems).

43.subtext (noun)

English Meaning - implicit/indirect meaning; hidden agenda; (underlying) connotation, association, hint, implication; undertone.

44.Senator (noun)

English Meaning - a member of the Senate (the upper house or chamber in some bicameral legislative systems. (for example in the US, Australia, Canada).

45.interlocutor (noun)

English Meaning - a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

46.campaign (noun)

English Meaning - canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.

47.engagement (noun)

English Meaning - participation, involvement.

48.Rust Belt (noun)

English Meaning - it is a term used to describe areas (north east, mid west & Great Lakes regions) in the US. This term is used to describe these areas where there was an economic decline, urban decay, high rates of poverty, and a drop in population due to deindustrialization during 1970s &1980s.

49.swing State (noun)

English Meaning - it refers to any (U.S) state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate by a swing in votes. “Red state” refers to states of the United States whose voters predominantly choose Republican Party (red) presidential candidates where as “blue state” refers to states of the United States whose voters predominantly select Democratic Party (blue) presidential candidates.

50.make or break (phrase)

English Meaning - to make (someone or something) a success or a failure.

51.potentially (adverb)

English Meaning - likely, possibly, conceivably, perhaps, may be.

52.there is no denying (phrase)

English Meaning - used to say that something is undoubtedly true.

53.certainly (adverb)

English Meaning - obviously, unquestionably, undoubtedly, beyond doubt.

54.apply (verb)

English Meaning - be relevant, have a bearing on, be appropriate.