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GHERAO
Etymology
Noun
gherao (plural gheraos or gheraoes)
(India) A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
Verb
gherao (third-person singular simple present gheraos, present participle gheraoing, simple past and past participle gheraoed)
(India, transitive) To surround for this purpose.
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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