Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Triage
noun
/ tree-AHZH /
Medium
Meaning
The process of sorting and prioritising cases or problems based on urgency, severity, or likelihood of benefit from intervention
Origin / Etymology
French triage, from trier (to sort, select); originally used in military medicine to prioritise battlefield casualties
Synonyms
Prioritisation
Sorting
Assessment
Antonyms
Indiscriminate treatment
Example Sentence
"The Nyaya Setu AI chatbot performs legal triage by assessing citizen queries and routing complex cases to human lawyers for deeper consultation."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS-2 answers on governance, technology-enabled service delivery, and judicial reforms. Demonstrates understanding of how AI can optimise resource allocation in public services.
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