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Wayward liberal: On Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau’s exit comes at the end of a period of misguided (गुमराह) politics

Justin Trudeau’s rise and fall as a global progressive (प्रगतिशील, सुधारवादी) icon (प्रतीक) is representative of the crisis of liberalism (उदारतावाद) in general. After being in power as Prime Minister of Canada for a nine-year tenure (कार्यकाल, अवधि) over three terms, Mr. Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6. He had risen as the central figure (शख्सियत, व्यक्ति) of Canadian politics in 2015, leading the Liberal (liberal) Party to an impressive victory in the federal (संघीय) election but that turned out to be the peak of his popularity. Born a child of privilege (विशेषाधिकार) and power — his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau was Prime Minister for 15 years — Mr. Trudeau had rhetoric (bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language) that was music to the ears of the global liberal elite (अभिजात वर्ग, उच्च वर्ग), but his sense of the country’s public mood has been poor. As his unhinged (अस्थिर, असंतुलित) liberalism translated into (परिवर्तित होना) unchecked (अनियंत्रित, बेपरवाह) policies of the federal government, Canadians turned against him and the Liberal Party collapsed into a low point in its history, with its popularity now barely touching 15%. His fiscal policy riled (irritate, bother, annoy, vex, displease, anger, disgruntle, upset) conservatives (रूढ़िवादी, परंपरावादी) and moderates (उदारवादी), and the generous (liberal, high-minded, big-hearted, kind, compassionate, humane, generous, human-centered, socially concerned) immigration (the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens) policy that he approved created a spurt (sudden increase, rise, surge) in the population, straining (impair, damage; overburden, exhaust, drain) housing, health care, employment opportunities and wages. His cultural liberalism was far off (a very long distance from) the centre of Canadian politics. When signs of discontent (disappointment, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, resentment, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure) began to manifest (show, present, express, reveal, indicate) as public protest and criticism, he resorted to (use, make use of, take advantage of, utilize, employ, avail, have recourse to) strong arm (aggressive, forceful, bullying, coercive, oppressive, threatening, intimidatory) state measures (action, step, course of action, procedure) and dismissed (disregard, put away, pay no heed to, reject, brush off) his critics (criticizer, censurer, castigator, attacker, fault-finder).

Mr. Trudeau said he hoped his exit would arrest (stop, halt, end, block, prevent) the decline of the Liberal Party but that sounds (appear, look, seem) overly (excessively, exceedingly) optimistic (reassuring, favourable, encouraging, promising, hopeful). But a post-Trudeau Canada may be able to mend (improve, strengthen, correct, set right, fix, patch up, renew, rebuild something (such as a relationship with someone after having a disagreement with him/her)) its ties (association, relationship, bond, connection) with key partners including the United States (government) and India. It might be months before the Liberal Party manages to install (swear in, induct, inaugurate, appoint, admit to office) his successor (next in line, inheritor, heir, replacement, incomer) or its minority government falls and a fresh election is held. The Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre is on an upswing (a sudden dramatic rise, increase; upsurge, upward trend, jump, escalation) and appears headed for a landslide (decisive (victory), runaway (victory), overwhelming majority) victory, whenever elections are held, unless there is yet another turnaround (an unexpected change) in public mood. Mr. Trudeau’s successor may help rescue (save (from danger or difficulty)) Canada-India ties. Mr. Trudeau’s compulsions (pressure, pressurization, intimidation, duress, constraint, obligation) to pander to (to do or say something to satisfy someone or someone’s (wrong) desire in order to get some advantage/benefit from it; satisfy, fulfil, indulge, gratify, soap) Sikh extremists (militant, radical, fanatic, hardliner, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan) in Canada led to bizarre (strange, peculiar, curious, unconventional, unorthodox, abnormal) situations during his tenure. By escalating (increase/rise rapidly, heighten, intensify, accelerate) tensions (strained relations, strain, unease) with India on suspicion (misgiving, doubt/qualm, scepticism) of Indian agents being involved in the murder of a Khalistani (supporting Khalistan movement) activist (activist) in Canada, Mr. Trudeau showed poor statesmanship and diplomacy. In being publicly judgmental (critical, condemnatory, nitpicky, rejective, faultfinding) and dismissive (scornful, disdainful, disparaging, unenthusiastic; casual, indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned (about serious/important matter)) of Donald Trump in the run-up to (a period of time just before an important event) the elections in the United States, Mr. Trudeau acted unwisely (foolishly, pointlessly, senselessly, inaptly). He was ushered in (start, begin, initiate, commence, introduce, propose (something new)) with wide fanfare (publicity, media attention, sensationalism, splendour, display/show) in 2015, but nobody seems to cry over (grieve over, bemoan, moan over, weep over, bewail, lament, regret, rue, deplore) this exit.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.liberal (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उदारवादी
English Meaning - a supporter or member of a Liberal party; a supporter of policies that are socially progressive & encourage social welfare.

2.misguided (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - गुमराह
English Meaning - misplaced, ill-advised, ill-considered, badly planned.

3.progressive (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - प्रगतिशील, सुधारवादी
English Meaning - forward-looking, forward-thinking; reforming, revolutionary.

4.icon (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतीक
English Meaning - celebrity, legend, big name, role model, star.

5.liberalism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उदारतावाद
English Meaning - a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, the right to private property and equality before the law.

6.tenure (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कार्यकाल, अवधि
English Meaning - term, period of/in office; period, time, stint, spell.

7.figure (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शख्सियत, व्यक्ति
English Meaning - person, individual, personality.

8.federal (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - संघीय
English Meaning - relating to a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

9.moderate (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उदारवादी
English Meaning - a person who holds moderate (non-extreme) views, particularly in politics.

10.privilege (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विशेषाधिकार
English Meaning - advantage, benefit, prerogative, entitlement/right.

11.elite (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अभिजात वर्ग, उच्च वर्ग
English Meaning - high society people; the group of most powerful people in a society; best.

12.unhinged (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अस्थिर, असंतुलित
English Meaning - mentally ill, mentally unbalanced, out of one’s mind, deranged.

13.translate into (verb)

Hindi Meaning - परिवर्तित होना
English Meaning - change, transform, transfigure, convert, alter.

14.unchecked (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अनियंत्रित, बेपरवाह
English Meaning - unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestricted, unbridled, uncontainable, rampant, runaway.

15.conservative (noun)

Hindi Meaning - रूढ़िवादी, परंपरावादी
English Meaning - a person who is following the principles of conservatism; right-winger, rightist.

16.wayward (adjective)

English Meaning - unpredictable, inconstant, changeable, erratic, unbearable, ungovernable, unmanageable.

17.rhetoric (noun)

English Meaning - bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.

18.music to one’s ears (phrase)

English Meaning - something (an information, news, etc.) that is very pleasant to hear.

19.rile (verb)

English Meaning - irritate, bother, annoy, vex, displease, anger, disgruntle, upset.

20.turn against (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - become hostile to, take a dislike to, to stop supporting someone.

21.turn out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - transpire, emerge, evolve, come about.

22.generous (adjective)

English Meaning - liberal, high-minded, big-hearted, kind, compassionate, humane, generous, human-centered, socially concerned.

23.immigration (noun)

English Meaning - the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.

24.spurt (noun)

English Meaning - sudden increase, rise, surge.

25.strain (verb)

English Meaning - impair, damage; overburden, exhaust, drain.

26.far off (adjective)

English Meaning - a very long distance from.

27.discontent (noun)

English Meaning - disappointment, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, resentment, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure.

28.manifest (verb)

English Meaning - show, present, express, reveal, indicate.

29.resort to (verb)

English Meaning - use, make use of, take advantage of, utilize, employ, avail, have recourse to.

30.strong-arm (adjective)

English Meaning - aggressive, forceful, bullying, coercive, oppressive, threatening, intimidatory.

31.state (noun)

English Meaning - government.

32.measure (noun)

English Meaning - action, step, course of action, procedure.

33.dismiss (verb)

English Meaning - disregard, put away, pay no heed to, reject, brush off.

34.critic (noun)

English Meaning - criticizer, censurer, castigator, attacker, fault-finder.

35.arrest (verb)

English Meaning - stop, halt, end, block, prevent.

36.sound (verb)

English Meaning - appear, look, seem.

37.overly (adverb)

English Meaning - excessively, exceedingly.

38.optimistic (adjective)

English Meaning - reassuring, favourable, encouraging, promising, hopeful.

39.mend (verb)

English Meaning - improve, strengthen, correct, set right, fix, patch up, renew, rebuild something (such as a relationship with someone after having a disagreement with him/her)

40.ties (noun)

English Meaning - association, relationship, bond, connection.

41.install (verb)

English Meaning - swear in, induct, inaugurate, appoint, admit to office.

42.successor (noun)

English Meaning - next in line, inheritor, heir, replacement, incomer.

43.held past participle of hold (verb)

English Meaning - conduct, organize, arrange.

44.upswing (noun)

English Meaning - a sudden dramatic rise, increase; upsurge, upward trend, jump, escalation.

45.landslide (noun)

English Meaning - decisive (victory), runaway (victory), overwhelming majority.

46.turnaround (noun)

English Meaning - an unexpected change.

47.rescue (verb)

English Meaning - save (from danger or difficulty).

48.compulsion (noun)

English Meaning - pressure, pressurization, intimidation, duress, constraint, obligation.

49.pander to (verb)

English Meaning - to do or say something to satisfy someone or someone’s (wrong) desire in order to get some advantage/benefit from it; satisfy, fulfil, indulge, gratify, soap.

50.extremist (noun)

English Meaning - militant, radical, fanatic, hardliner, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan.

51.led to past participle of lead to (verb)

English Meaning - result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.

52.bizarre (adjective)

English Meaning - strange, peculiar, curious, unconventional, unorthodox, abnormal.

53.escalate (verb)

English Meaning - increase/rise rapidly, heighten, intensify, accelerate.

54.tensions (noun)

English Meaning - strained relations, strain, unease.

55.suspicion (noun)

English Meaning - misgiving, doubt/qualm, scepticism.

56.Khalistani (adjective)

English Meaning - supporting Khalistan movement.

57.Khalistanis (noun)

English Meaning - people who are related/connected to the Khalistan movement (a Sikh separatist movement) seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign state, called Khālistān (‘Land of the Khalsa’), in the Punjab region.

58.activist (noun)

English Meaning - a person who supports a political change or cause; (or societal change/cause).

59.statesmanship (noun)

English Meaning - statecraft, negotiations/discussions; the skilful management of a country’s public affairs.

60.diplomacy (noun)

English Meaning - international politics, foreign affairs, foreign policy; negotiations, discussions, talks, dialogue (related to international politics).

61.judgmental (adjective)

English Meaning - critical, condemnatory, nitpicky, rejective, faultfinding,

62.dismissive (adjective)

English Meaning - scornful, disdainful, disparaging, unenthusiastic; casual, indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned (about serious/important matter).

63.run-up to (noun)

English Meaning - a period of time just before an important event.

64.unwisely (adverb)

English Meaning - foolishly, pointlessly, senselessly, inaptly.

65.usher in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - start, begin, initiate, commence, introduce, propose (something new).

66.fanfare (noun)

English Meaning - publicity, media attention, sensationalism, splendour, display/show.