Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Contingent
adjective / noun
/ kun-TIN-junt /
Easy
Meaning
(adj.) Dependent on or conditioned by something else; (n.) a representative group or detachment drawn from a larger body.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin *contingere* (to touch on all sides, to befall), from *con-* (together) + *tangere* (to touch).
Synonyms
Conditional
Detachment
Delegation
Antonyms
Unconditional
Independent
Absolute
Example Sentence
"Major Abhilasha Barak became the first Indian woman officer to lead an Army Aviation Corps contingent on a UN peacekeeping deployment, signalling a contingent shift in India's gender-integrated combat support roles."
🎯 UPSC Usage
GS2 (International Relations, UN peacekeeping; governance, conditional grants) and Essay paper: use to denote conditionality in policy as well as troop or delegation references in diplomacy.
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