purdah

Example Sentences

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"My intention would not be to stay right up until polling day because purdah will kick in and there will be other stages as well," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Government also enters a pre-election period - previously known as "purdah" - which restricts ministerial and departmental activity during the campaign.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

That doesn’t mean they should enter a state of purdah, curtail all encounters with the opposite sex, strike friends bearing proscribed genitalia from their address book and only make single-sex social engagements.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2019

The self-styled protector was in purdah and he resented it.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2019

I had seen these women nearly every day of my life observing the code of purdah, where they cover themselves in public.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai