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rishi

[rish-ee]

noun

Hinduism.
  1. an inspired sage or poet.

  2. (initial capital letter)one of seven of these to whom the Vedas supposedly were revealed.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rishi1

First recorded in 1760–70, rishi is from the Sanskrit word ṛṣ
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Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named 36 people in his resignation honours list - most of whom were high-profile former Conservative ministers, and advisors.

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On 22 May 2024, Rishi Sunak announced the general election would be held on 4 July that year, overturning previous expectations of an autumn poll.

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You can bet they'll want to use every chance they have to say they are spending significantly more than the Tories planned to under Rishi Sunak.

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The mini-budget was scrapped and Rishi Sunak - who had criticised Truss's promises to fund tax cuts with borrowing - succeeded her as prime minister.

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Reeves is not the first chancellor to review the rules; Rishi Sunak also reviewed the book as part of the Conservatives' Levelling up agenda.

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