Glasnost Definitions

Useful Words

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Perestroika : معاشی , Green Paper : بحث کی غرض سے شائع کی جانے والی رپورٹ , National Trading Policy : حکومت کی غیر ملکی تجارت کی پالیسی , Activism : فعالیت , Hobbes : انگریز فلسفی , Cis : سوویت یونین سے آزاد ہونے والی ریاستوں کا اتحاد , Civil Order : عہد حکومت , Talk : بات چیت , Political Scientist : ماہر سیاسیات , Privy Council : ذاتی مشیروں کی منتخب جماعت , Double Indemnity : دہرا ہرجانہ , Capital Of The Russian Federation : روس کا دارالحکومت , Insured : بیمہ دار , Home Rule : داخلی خودمختاری , Town Hall : ایوان بلدیہ , Allowance : اجازت , Air-Tight : جس میں ہوا کا گزر نہ ہو , Holey : سوراخ دار , Grant-In-Aid : سرکاری امداد , Anthropology : انسان کا مطالعہ , Watertight : جس میں پانی نہ داخل ہوسکتا ہو , Admissive : اعترافی , Open-Ended : قابل ترمیم , Semitransparent : دھندلا , Drain : نکال لینا , Narrowly : بمشکل , Bring Up : سامنے لانا , Discussant : باحث , Heat Exchanger : گرمی کا تبادلہ کرنے والا آلہ , Rigorous : سخت , Communication : رابطہ

Useful Words Definitions

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Perestroika: an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy.

Green Paper: a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion.

National Trading Policy: a government`s policy controlling foreign trade.

Activism: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal.

Hobbes: English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679).

Cis: an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.

Civil Order: the form of government of a social organization.

Talk: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of').

Political Scientist: a social scientist specializing in the study of government.

Privy Council: The Privy Council (especially to the British Crown) is a formal advisory body to a monarch or head of state, often composed of senior government officials or advisors, offering counsel on important matters of governance and policy.

Double Indemnity: a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death.

Capital Of The Russian Federation: a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation.

Insured: a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.

Home Rule: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government.

Town Hall: a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government.

Allowance: the act of allowing.

Air-Tight: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out.

Holey: allowing passage in and out.

Grant-In-Aid: a grant from a central government to a local government.

Anthropology: anthropology is the social science that investigates the origins and social relationships of human beings, encompassing various aspects of human life, culture, and evolution.

Watertight: not allowing water to pass in or out.

Admissive: characterized by or allowing admission.

Open-Ended: allowing for future changes or revisions.

Semitransparent: allowing light to pass through diffusely.

Drain: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

Narrowly: in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions.

Bring Up: put forward for consideration or discussion.

Discussant: a participant in a formal discussion.

Heat Exchanger: device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix.

Rigorous: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard.

Communication: a connection allowing access between persons or places.