Vocabulary
Apparatus
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the complex structure of a particular organization or system
Urdu meaning
آلات، ضروری مواد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But that obligation cannot be met by eroding fundamental rights or by compelling families to act as extensions of the intelligence apparatus.
- Angry youth turned violent when the state apparatus resorted to coercive tactics.
- One explanation for this could be that the perceived cost of protest is too high, given the strength of the security apparatus.
- Afghan Defence Minister Mohammed Yaqoob said Pakistan was shifting blame for militant attacks on its soil to Afghanistan to hide weaknesses of its own security apparatus.
- As it turns out, the apparatus being gradually installed in Pakistan is ahead of most other countries insofar as all presumed norms of accountability have beenbypassed, including judicial oversight.
Synonyms
structure, system, framework, organization, set-up, network
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