MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS:

   MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS :

Sovereign: The capacity to act independently without outside interference .

Furore: An outbreak of public anger or excitement .

Enraged: Very angry, furious .

Repeal: To undo law to officially end the validity of something such as a law .

Infuriated: Make someone extremely angry and impatient .

Revolutionary violence: The use of violence to make a radical change within a society .

Council: An appointed or elected body of people with an administrative advisory or representative function .

Knighthood: An honour granted by the British crown for exceptional personal achievement or public service .

Formidable revolt: Causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful or difficult .

Picket: People protesting outside a building or shop to prevent others from entering .

Mahants: Religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras .

Illegal eviction: Forcible and unlawful throwing out of tenants from the land they rent .

Messiah: A leader regarded as the saviour of a particular country, group or cause .

Brutalities: An act or behaviour that is cruel and violent .

Provincial autonomy: Capacity of the provinces to make relatively independent decisions while remaining within a federation .

General constituencies: Elections districts with no reservations for any religious or other community .